Teutonize

[ toot-n-ahyz, tyoot- ]

/ ˈtut nˌaɪz, ˈtyut- /

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verb (used with or without object), Teu·ton·ized, Teu·ton·iz·ing.

to make or become Teutonic or German; Germanize.

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Also especially British, Teu·ton·ise .

Origin of Teutonize

First recorded in 1835–45; Teuton + -ize

OTHER WORDS FROM Teutonize

Teu·ton·i·za·tion, noun

Words nearby Teutonize

Teutoburger Wald, Teuton, Teutonic, Teutonic Order, Teutonism, Teutonize, TeV, tevatron, Tevere, Tevet, Tevez

British Dictionary definitions for Teutonize

Teutonize

Teutonise

/ (ˈtjuːtəˌnaɪz) /

verb

to make or become German or Germanic; Germanize

Derived forms of Teutonize

Teutonization or Teutonisation, noun

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