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She would soon Germanize her name to Melania Knauss and become an international model.
From New York Times • Jul. 18, 2016
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
The same measures were taken to Germanize Cracow during the Austrian administration; but when in 1815 Cracow became a free city, it parted with all its German professors, and became again a genuine Polish university.
From Historical View of the Languages and Literature of the Slavic Nations by Robinson, Therese Albertine Louise von Jacob
"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)
Any interference with the use of German would be a serious blow to the cause of those who hoped to Germanize the whole empire.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 1 "Austria, Lower" to "Bacon" by Various
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