# persiflate

> English word · Verb

## Definitions
1. To engage in persiflage; to banter.

## Etymology
Borrowed from French persifler, persiffler, or formed from persiflage + -ate (verb-forming suffix). Coined by British novelist William Makepeace Thackeray in 1850 (see quotation below).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/persiflate