Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- To make like the country, as opposed to the city; impart the characteristics of the country or of rural life to; make rustic, as in aspect or manners.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- transitive verb To give a rural appearance to; to cause to appear rustic.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- verb transitive To make
rural orrustic .
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Examples
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But Kristy Lee has not shown the ability to "countrify" her performances in a way that doesn't sound ridiculous.
'Idol' coaches panel has short advice for these long shots 2008
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Thankfully, Rucker avoided the trappings of other artists who '' countrify '' themselves.
unknown title 2009
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Thankfully, Rucker avoided the trappings of other artists who '' countrify '' themselves.
unknown title 2009
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It ` s kind of good when he brings reggae music to his own songs, like "Something to Think About," but when he starts trying to countrify Jimmy Cliff songs, not so good.
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Today, I received email with these subject lines: your penis your life balky cocoon aggressor --- Yeah, what the hell IS that? countrify blatz lump deathbed rust --- this was an ad for breast enlargement!
purplecigar Diary Entry purplecigar 2004
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In fact, I consider myself very lucky to live in a neighbourhood where all the houses are easy shot-put distances from large, mature trees: trees which countrify the landscape, moderate the weather, produce a tawny owl or a spotted woodpecker right next to my bedroom window, and let me wander around all morning in my dressing gown if I want.
Telegraph.co.uk - Telegraph online, Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph 2011
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