v. In 7 Turkefy. [f. TURK1 + -I)FY.] trans. To render Turkish. Hence Turkification, a rendering Turkish.
1682. Mrs. Behn, False Count, Wks. 1724, III. 150. I hope the Jade will be Turkefied with a vengeance.
1813. T. Moore, Interc. Lett., ii. (ed. 2), 9. With sashes, turbans, and pabouches … And all things fitting and expedient To turkify our gracious R–g–nt.
1911. Contemp. Rev., July, 11. They believed that every institution ought to be Turkified. Ibid., 12. The desire for Turkification.
