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Hibernicize

especially British, Hi·ber·ni·cise

[hahy-bur-nuh-sahyz]

verb (used with object)

Hibernicized, Hibernicizing 
  1. to make Irish in character.



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Word History and Origins

Origin of Hibernicize1

1805–15; < Medieval Latin Hibernic ( us ) ( Hibernicism ) + -ize
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Example Sentences

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But Shakspeare unfortunately rhymes on with man, in which case we must either give the one word the Scotch pronunciation of mon, or Hibernicize the other into ahn.

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