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To make suitable for tourists, especially by adding superficial frills at the expense of authenticity.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: detouristify
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *terh1- Proto-Indo-European *-nos Proto-Indo-European *tórh1nos Proto-Hellenic *tórnos Ancient Greek τόρνος (tórnos)bor. Latin tornus Proto-Indo-European *-h2 Proto-Indo-European *-éh2 Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh2yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h2tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin tornō Old French torner Old French tourder. English tour Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istader. Old French -istebor. Middle English -ist English -ist English tourist Latin -i- Proto-Italic *-fakos Latin -ficus ▲ Latin -ō Latin -ficō Latin -ificāreder. Old French -ifierbor. Middle English -ifien English -ify English touristify From tourist + -ify.
Across languages
Translations
5 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Catalan:
turistificar
— to make suitable for tourists, especially by adding superficial frills at the expense of authenticity
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French:
touristifier
— to make suitable for tourists, especially by adding superficial frills at the expense of authenticity
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Italian:
turisticizzare
— to make suitable for tourists, especially by adding superficial frills at the expense of authenticity
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Portuguese:
turistificar
— to make suitable for tourists, especially by adding superficial frills at the expense of authenticity
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Spanish:
turistificar
— to make suitable for tourists, especially by adding superficial frills at the expense of authenticity