Russify

[ ruhs-uh-fahy ]

verb (used with object),Rus·si·fied, Rus·si·fy·ing.

Russianize (defs. 1, 2).

Origin of Russify

1860–65; Russ(ian) + -ify; compare French russifier

Other words from Russify

Rus·si·fi·ca·tion, noun

Words Nearby Russify

Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic
Russian thistle
Russian Turkestan
Russian wolfhound
Russian Zone
Russify
Russki
Russky
Russo-
Russo-Japanese War
Russophile

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British Dictionary definitions for Russify

Russify

/ (ˈrʌsɪˌfaɪ) /

verb-fies, -fying or -fied

(tr) to cause to become Russian in character

Derived forms of Russify

Russification, noun

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