Germanize

American  

[jur-muh-nahyz] / ˈdʒɜr məˌnaɪz /

especially British, Germanise

verb (used with or without object)

Germanized, Germanizing

1. to make or become German in character, sentiment, etc.

2. Archaic. to translate into German.

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Germanize British  

/ ˈdʒɜːməˌnaɪz /

verb

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

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Other Word Forms

• Germanization
  noun
• Germanizer
  noun
• anti-Germanization
  noun
• de-Germanize
  verb
• pro-Germanization
  noun

Etymology

Origin of Germanize

First recorded in 1590–1600; German + -ize

Example Sentences

She would soon Germanize her name to Melania Knauss and become an international model.

From New York Times • Jul. 18, 2016

His rulers had tried to educate him, they had tried to Germanize him and to teach him "to embrace a Saxon because he was the other half of an Anglo-Saxon."

From Gilbert Keith Chesterton by Ward, Maisie

"Who is at this moment seeking to Germanize his estates," interposed the princess, gravely.

From Vineta The Phantom City by Werner, E. T. C. (Edward Theodore Chalmers)

The Germans, in their effort to affect certain charming English customs and Germanize them, in the process lose the charm.

From L.P.M. : the end of the Great War by Barney, J. Stewart (John Stewart)

The more concrete and familiar terms are the abstract noun Americanization and the verbs Americanize, Anglicize, Germanize, and the like.

From Introduction to the Science of Sociology by Park, Robert Ezra