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jollify

[ jol-uh-fahy ]

verb (used with or without object)

jollified, jollifying.
  1. to make or become jolly or merry.


jollify

/ ˈɒɪˌڲɪ /

verb

  1. to be or cause to be jolly
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of jollify1

First recorded in 1815–25; jolly + -fy
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Example Sentences

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You cannot imagine how a little praise jollifies us poor authors to the marrow of our bones.

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To-night you may jollify; but after that you are under strict discipline, for a month at least.

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It is hardly an occasion for jollification—" "Ah, Madame," cried Madame Rousseau, with sparkling eyes, "it is not for myself that I would jollify, but for the adored Napoleon.

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He placed his cane against the hall tree, and followed his host into the jollified apartment.

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