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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.


Germanize British  
/ ˈdʒɜːməˌnaɪz /

verb

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

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Other Word Forms

Etymology

Origin of Germanize

First recorded in 1590–1600; German + -ize

Example Sentences

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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

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

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

The common people wish only to Germanize 'Angela' when they call her 'Angel.'

From The Progressionists, and Angela. by Bolanden, Conrad von

It was Germanized, then Americanized, then buried under her husband’s surname.

From Washington Post Apr. 25, 2022

As long as the United Nations had that control, uninterrupted around the perimeter of the world, the best the Axis could win would be a Germanized Europe.

From Time Magazine Archive

There the merchant class would presumably be set to work to build up a transformed, Germanized city.

From Time Magazine Archive

For you, my fellow countrymen, I have Germanized the Sermon on the Mount.

From Time Magazine Archive

It would seem, however, says the Hrvat, that an unexpectedly large proportion of them are partly or entirely Germanized.

From The Birth of Yugoslavia, Volume 2 by Baerlein, Henry

It rendered forever impossible a return to Germanizing centralism.

From The Governments of Europe by Ogg, Frederic Austin

It had been only these few weeks; but already the Germanizing brand of the conqueror was seared deep in the galled flanks of this typically French community.

From Paths of Glory Impressions of War Written at and Near the Front by Cobb, Irvin S. (Irvin Shrewsbury)

But these painful controversies are not the result of our trade policy: they are incidents of natural friction with Germanizing courts or governments.

From Great Britain's Sea Policy A Reply to an American Critic reprinted from 'The Atlantic Monthly' by Murray, Gilbert

He was suspected of "Germanizing" tendencies, very offensive to high churchmen, especially in philosophy and religion.

From Lectures and Essays by Smith, Goldwin

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