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to storify

to storify

1 7.4
To present facts or events as a story to make them easier to understand
  • verb
  • /ˈstɔːrɪfaɪ/
  • Literature
: narrar
  • She decided to storify her travels by creating a blog that narrates her experiences day by day.

Examples

  • And then finally, the inner voice helps us storify our lives.

  • So we've got to storify the grid.

  • Jot down your suggestions in the comments on this blog post or zip them as a tweet to Jack and I'll Storify the results later.

    Blog text (22)

  • To narrate a part is to play a part; contextualizing is "storifying."

    Academic text (1992)

  • Storified by The Stream.

    Blog text (5)

  • Storified by The Stream, Wed, Nov 14, 2012, 10:26:10

    Blog text (33)

  • Storified by The Stream Wed, Nov 14 2012 14:14:23

    Blog text (27)

  • The journalist aimed to storify the complex events, making them relatable to the audience.

  • Teachers often storify lessons to engage students and help them remember concepts better.

How Narrative

to dramatize
12 4.2
to narrate
56 4.0
to storify
  • Literature
1 7.4
to describe
∞ 1.0
to state
225 1.6
to report
∞ 1.6

Surface Forms

storify infinitive
storified past
storified past participle
storifying present participle
storifies third person singular

Morphology

storify = story (transparent) = story + ify

Formed from the noun 'story' plus the productive verb-forming suffix '-ify' (orthographic y→i change), so the meaning 'make into a story' is directly predictable.

Etymology

Storify comes from the simple word story and the ending -ify, which means 'to make' or 'to turn into'. So to storify information is to 'make it into a story' to help people remember or understand it.