ˈchīnəˌfī transitive verb
( -ed/-ing/-es )
Usage: often capitalized
Etymology: China (country) + English -fy; from the political impotence of China in 1915, when it was coined
: to reduce (as a country) to a state of passivity and helplessness
ˈchīnəˌfī transitive verb
( -ed/-ing/-es )
Usage: often capitalized
Etymology: China (country) + English -fy; from the political impotence of China in 1915, when it was coined
: to reduce (as a country) to a state of passivity and helplessness
Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012