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Italianize

[ ih-tal-yuh-nahyz ]

verb (used without object)

, I·tal·ian·ized, I·tal·ian·iz·ing.
  1. to become Italian in manner, character, etc.
  2. to speak Italian.


verb (used with object)

, I·tal·ian·ized, I·tal·ian·iz·ing.
  1. to make Italian, especially in manner, character, etc.

Italianize

/ ɪˈtæljəˌnaɪz /

verb

  1. to make or become Italian or like an Italian person or thing
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Derived Forms

  • Iˌtalianiˈzation, noun
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Other Words From

  • I·talian·i·zation noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of Italianize1

First recorded in 1605–15; Italian + -ize
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Example Sentences

Joan Acocella recounts her ex-husband’s attempts to Italianize their Christmas.

It marks the beginning of the “new” city built by the fascist government in the 1920s to Italianize the otherwise Germanic-looking city.

An American Army Air Forces lieutenant gallantly saves the day, an opportunity for Tutino to Italianize "The Star Spangled Banner" just as Puccini had in "Madama Butterfly."

As had those Neapolitan tailors, she managed somehow to take English styles like a Duke jacket, a mackintosh and the convoy or duffel coat made famous by Field Marshal Montgomery and to relax and Italianize them.

But the original sin of his German origin clung to him; he was not a Reisach and could not Italianize himself.

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