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wikify

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

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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  • wĭk'ifī
  • /ˈwɪkifaɪ/
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1

verb

Meaning 1

To adapt to the standards and facilities of an existing wiki, such as by marking up with wikitext.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: transitive

Qualifier: wiki jargon

Topics: engineering, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, technology

Examples

  • As a starting point, I've wikified an article I wrote a while ago.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

verb

Meaning 2

To make into a wiki, or to use a wiki approach for.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: transitive

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

verb

Meaning 3

To use or participate in a wiki.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: intransitive

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Polynesian *witi Hawaiian wiki Hawaiian wikiwiki Proto-Indo-European *webh-der. Proto-Germanic *webaną Proto-Germanic *wabją Old English webb Middle English web English web English WikiWikiWebclip. English wiki English -fy English wikify From wiki + -fy.

Across languages

Translations

24 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Cantonese: 維基化 /维基化 (wai4 gei1 faa3) — to adapt (text) to a wiki — see also wiki, -ify
  • Chinese Mandarin: 維基化 /维基化 (wéijīhuà) — to adapt (text) to a wiki — see also wiki, -ify
  • Danish: wikifere — to adapt (text) to a wiki — see also wiki, -ify
  • Dutch: wikificeren — to adapt (text) to a wiki — see also wiki, -ify
  • Esperanto: vikiigi — to adapt (text) to a wiki — see also wiki, -ify
  • Estonian: vikindama — to adapt (text) to a wiki — see also wiki, -ify
  • Finnish: wikittää — to adapt (text) to a wiki — see also wiki, -ify
  • French: wikifier — to adapt (text) to a wiki — see also wiki, -ify
  • Galician: wikificar — to adapt (text) to a wiki — see also wiki, -ify
  • German: wikifizieren — to adapt (text) to a wiki — see also wiki, -ify
  • Greek: βικιποιώ (vikipoió) — to adapt (text) to a wiki — see also wiki, -ify
  • Italian: wikificare — to adapt (text) to a wiki — see also wiki, -ify
  • Japanese: ウィキ化する (wiki-ka suru) — to adapt (text) to a wiki — see also wiki, -ify
  • Korean: 위키화 시키다 (wikihwa sikida) — to adapt (text) to a wiki — see also wiki, -ify
  • Latvian: wikificēt — to adapt (text) to a wiki — see also wiki, -ify
  • Malayalam: വിക്കിവൽക്കരിക്കുക (vikkivalkkarikkuka) — to adapt (text) to a wiki — see also wiki, -ify
  • Norwegian: wikifisere — to adapt (text) to a wiki — see also wiki, -ify
  • Portuguese: wikificar — to adapt (text) to a wiki — see also wiki, -ify
  • Romanian: wikifa — to adapt (text) to a wiki — see also wiki, -ify
  • Russian: викифици́ровать (vikificírovatʹ) — to adapt (text) to a wiki — see also wiki, -ify
  • Spanish: wikificar — to adapt (text) to a wiki — see also wiki, -ify
  • Swedish: wikifiera — to adapt (text) to a wiki — see also wiki, -ify
  • Ukrainian: вікіфікува́ти (vikifikuváty) — to adapt (text) to a wiki — see also wiki, -ify
  • Vietnamese: wiki hóa — to adapt (text) to a wiki — see also wiki, -ify