Definition of JOLLIFY

jollify

Verb

Verb Forms: jollified, jollifying, jollifies

  • To make someone cheerful or lively.
  • celebrate noisily, often indulging in drinking; engage in uproarious festivities
  • To make jolly.
  • To engage in jollification; to carouse.

Examples

  • A surprise bingo with high-value letters can JOLLIFY even the grumpiest player.

Origin / Etymology

From jolly + -fy.

Synonyms

make happy, make merry, make whoopie, racket, revel, wassail, whoop it up, beatify, begladden, blissen, bright, cheer, cheer up, content, delight, elate, enbliss, exhilarate, fain, gay, gladden, gladden someone's heart, gratify, happify, happy, hearten, jollify, laetificate, light up, make someone's day, perk up, please, raise someone's spirits, rejoice, turn the frown upside down, upcheer, warm someone's heart, warm the cockles of someone's heart

Scrabble Score: 20

jollify: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
jollify: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
jollify: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 23

jollify: valid Words With Friends Word