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• prussianize
  prussianize

  verb (used with object)

  to make Prussian, as in character, method, organization, etc.
• Prussianize
  Prussianize

  verb

  (tr) to make Prussian in character, esp with respect to military matters

prussianize

American  

[pruhsh-uh-nahyz] / ˈprʌʃ əˌnaɪz /

especially British, prussianise

verb (used with object)

(sometimes initial capital letter)

prussianized, prussianizing

1. to make Prussian, as in character, method, organization, etc.

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Prussianize British  

/ ˈprʌʃəˌnaɪz /

verb

1. (tr) to make Prussian in character, esp with respect to military matters

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Other Word Forms

Derived Forms

• Prussianization
  noun
• prussianization
  noun
• prussianizer
  noun

Etymology

Origin of prussianize

First recorded in 1860–65; Prussian + -ize

Example Sentences

Ruddy-cheeked General Hans Kundt returned to Bolivia from post-War Germany to Prussianize Bolivia's restless Army, set up a system of espionage.

From Time Magazine Archive

They fought to oppose the ambition of the German rulers to Prussianize the whole of Europe.

From The Story of the Great War, Volume VI (of VIII) History of the European War from Official Sources by Reynolds, Francis J. (Francis Joseph)

The latter class of reform will undoubtedly mark a revolution in the policy of the British government, but, as Kautsky says, this revolution may only serve "to Prussianize it," i.e. to introduce "State Socialism."

From Socialism As It Is A Survey of The World-Wide Revolutionary Movement by Walling, William English

In a word, they would set about at once to "Prussianize" our complex population.

From Catholic Problems in Western Canada by Daly, George Thomas

He wanted to Prussianize this great peaceful republic by introducing universal obligatory military service.

From Four Americans Roosevelt, Hawthorne, Emerson, Whitman by Beers, Henry A. (Henry Augustin)