Germanize

[ jur-muh-nahyz ]

verb (used with or without object),Ger·man·ized, Ger·man·iz·ing.
  1. to make or become German in character, sentiment, etc.

  2. Archaic. to translate into German.

Origin of Germanize

1
First recorded in 1590–1600; German + -ize
  • Also especially British, Ger·man·ise .

Other words from Germanize

  • Ger·man·i·za·tion [jur-muh-nahy-zey-shuhn], /ˌdʒɜr mə naɪˈzeɪ ʃən/, noun
  • Ger·man·iz·er, noun
  • an·ti-Ger·man·i·za·tion, noun
  • de-Ger·man·ize, verb, de-Ger·man·ized, de-Ger·man·iz·ing.
  • pro-Ger·man·i·za·tion, noun

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How to use Germanize in a sentence

  • In addition, many towns were Germanized and the middle class disappeared.

    The Russian Revolution; The Jugo-Slav Movement | Alexander Petrunkevitch, Samuel Northrup Harper, Frank Alfred Golder, Robert Joseph Kerner
  • The invasion of Bohemian workmen has virtually rendered bilingual every such Germanized district where industrialism flourishes.

  • I suppose you are almost Germanized, and regard their war against the French as a just and holy cause.

    A Girl of the Commune | George Alfred Henty
  • The following are mentioned in the Prussian records, with their names more or less Germanized.

  • The noble word has recently become Germanized 25 and corrupted, and is now hardly more than a piece of educational slang.

    The Teacher | George Herbert Palmer

British Dictionary definitions for Germanize

Germanize

Germanise

/ (ˈdʒɜːməˌnaɪz) /


verb
  1. to adopt or cause to adopt German customs, speech, institutions, etc

Derived forms of Germanize

  • Germanization or Germanisation, noun
  • Germanizer or Germaniser, noun

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