verb
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Origin of Germanize
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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 common people wish only to Germanize 'Angela' when they call her 'Angel.'
From The Progressionists, and Angela. by Bolanden, Conrad von
"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)
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