Dictionary
Yan•kee•fy
Pronunciation: (yang'kē-fī", -ki-), [key]—
v.t., -fied, -fy•ing.
to cause to acquire Yankee traits or characteristics:
She was afraid that a year in a Connecticut college had Yankeefied her speech. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.