wikify

verb

Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Polynesian *witi Hawaiian wiki Hawaiian wikiwikider. English wiki English -fy English wikify From wiki + -fy.

1. To adapt to the standards and facilities of an existing wiki, such as by marking up with wikitext.

   “As a starting point, I've wikified an article I wrote a while ago.”

   “This is definitely worth wikifying.”

2. To make into a wiki, or to use a wiki approach for.

   “The Los Angeles Times proved this last week, with its high-minded but ultimately hilarious attempt to 'wikify ' its editorial column.”

   “Although he's adamant that NCBI is not going to "wikify" GenBank, Lipman says he's eager to work with mycologists to come up with a solution, possibly through RefSeq.”

3. To use or participate in a wiki.

   “"They can blog and podcast and 'wikify ' and do all sorts of things we could not even imagine until very recently."”