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Portuguesify

verb · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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verb

Meaning 1

Synonym of lusitanize, to make Portuguese or more Portuguese-like.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: rare, transitive

Examples

  • Traders and governors attempted to Portuguesify Goa and Macao for centuries... You can Portuguesify Castilian Spanish easily enough...

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: lusitanize, to make Portuguese or more Portuguese-like

Antonyms: none provided

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verb

Meaning 2

Synonym of lusitanize, to become Portuguese or more Portuguese-like.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: intransitive, rare

Examples

  • Their sandwiches are portuguesified by frying the meat with copious garlic and covering everything with thick slabs of red pepper paste.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: lusitanize, to become Portuguese or more Portuguese-like

Antonyms: none provided

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verb

Meaning 3

Alternative letter-case form of Portuguesify.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: alt-of

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From Portuguese + -ify by analogy with more common terms such as Frenchify.