jollify

ˈdʒɒlɪfaɪ

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Definition of jollify - Reverso English Dictionary

Verb

tr.

cheer up

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make someone or something more cheerful

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They jollified the room with bright decorations.

brighten

cheer

enliven

joyful atmosphere

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make joyful or festive

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The decorations helped to jollify the room for the party..

cheer

enliven

festoon

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Origin of jollify

English, jolly (joyful) + -fy (to make)

Examples of jollify in a sentence

The teacher jollified the class with a fun story.
Music can jollify even the dullest of gatherings.
They tried to jollify the mood with jokes.

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French:égayer, festoyer, ...
German:aufheitern, erheitern, ...
Italian:rallegrare, rendere festoso, ...
Spanish:alegrar, dar ambiente festivo, ...
Portuguese:alegrar, ...
Chinese:点缀, 使欢乐, ...
Japanese:陽気にする, ...
Arabic:أَبْهَجَ, أَضْفَى جَوًّا مِنَ الْفَرَحِ, ...
Hebrew:לְשַׂמֵּחַ, לְהַפְרִיחַ שִׂמְחָה, ...
Russian:веселить, ...
Ukrainian:прикрасити, звеселити, ...
Hindi:खुशहाल बनाना, खुश करना, ...
Bengali:আনন্দিত করা, উৎসবমুখর করা, ...
Catalan:alegrar, ...
Czech:rozveselit, zkrášlit, ...
Danish:gøre munter, gøre festlig, ...
Dutch:opvrolijken, feestelijk maken, ...
Greek:χαροποιώ, ευθυμώ, ...
Hungarian:felvidítani, ünnepivé tenni, ...
Khmer:ធ្វើឲ្យរីករាយឡើង, ធ្វើឱ្យសប្បាយរីករាយ, ...
Korean:즐겁게 만들다, 즐겁게 하다, ...
Persian:شاد کرد, شاد کردن, ...
Polish:rozweselać, uczynić radosnym, ...
Portuguese (BR):alegrar, ...
Romanian:a înveseli, a face festiv, ...
Swedish:pigga upp, uppmuntra, ...
Thai:ทำให้ร่าเริง, ทำให้สนุกสนาน, ...
Turkish:neşelendirmek, ...
Vietnamese:làm vui, làm vui vẻ, ...

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