Teutonize

American

[toot-n-ahyz, tyoot-] / ˈtut nˌaɪz, ˈtyut- /

especially British, Teutonise

verb (used with or without object)

Teutonized, Teutonizing

to make or become Teutonic or German; Germanize.

Teutonize British

/ ˈtjuːtəˌnaɪz /

verb

to make or become German or Germanic; Germanize

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Other Word Forms

Teutonization noun

Etymology

Origin of Teutonize

First recorded in 1835–45; Teuton + -ize

Example Sentences

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Omar Sharif, an Egyptian by birth, is German only by permission of the makeup and wardrobe departments, which have vainly tried to Teutonize him with severe pencil lines around the mouth and a crisp military tunic.

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