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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesallegrare
Pronunciation / Transliteration: /alleɡˈrare/
"Il vino buono serve ad allegrare la compagnia."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
To make joyous, merry, or cheerful; to enliven.
"The surprise party did much to jollify the weary travelers." - 2
To engage in merrymaking or festivities; to make merry.
"The villagers gathered in the square to jollify after a successful harvest."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from 'jolly' (from Old French 'jolie', meaning pretty, merry, or cheerful) combined with the suffix '-ify' (from Latin '-ificare', meaning to make or produce). It emerged in the 18th century as a playful verb describing the action of making someone cheerful or engaging in merrymaking.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Jollify" is said worldwide
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égayer
Transliteration: /e.ɡe.je/
"La musique a réussi à égayer toute l'assistance."
erheitern
Transliteration: /ɛɐ̯ˈhaɪ̯tɐn/
"Seine Witze halfen dabei, die Stimmung zu erheitern."
allegrare
Transliteration: /alleɡˈrare/
"Il vino buono serve ad allegrare la compagnia."
regocijar
Transliteration: /re.ɣo.siˈxaɾ/
"La noticia ayudó a regocijar a los invitados."
rejubilar
Transliteration: /ʁe.ʒu.biˈlaɾ/
"Todos se reuniram para rejubilar após o triunfo."
आनंदित करना
Transliteration: anandit karna
"इस उत्सव ने सभी मेहमानों को आनंदित कर दिया।"
使高兴
Transliteration: shǐ gāoxìng
"美妙的音乐使整个房间的人都高兴起来。"
즐겁게 하다
Transliteration: jeulgeopge hada
"그 파티는 우울한 사람들의 마음을 즐겁게 했다."
楽しくする
Transliteration: tanoshiku suru
"彼女の冗談はパーティーの雰囲気を楽しくした。"
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