Polonize
Americanverb (used with object)
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to make Polish; cause or force to take on ways, customs, viewpoints, etc., that are characteristically Polish.
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to alter (a word or phrase) so that it becomes Polish in form or character.
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of Polonize
1885–90; < Medieval Latin Polon ( ia ) Poland + -ize
Example Sentences
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But you still say that you do not want to Polonize any one?
From Whirlpools A Novel of Modern Poland by Sienkiewicz, Henryk
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