Russianize

[ ruhsh-uh-nahyz ]

verb (used with object)

, Rus·sian·ized, Rus·sian·iz·ing.

1. to make Russian; impart Russian characteristics to.
2. to subordinate and force to adhere to Russian culture, ideology, etc.
3. (sometimes lowercase) to treat (leather) by a process similar to that used on Russia leather or by any process that will produce such leather.

Russianize

/ ˈrʌʃəˌnaɪz /

verb

1. to make or become Russian in style, character, etc

Derived Forms

• ˌRussianiˈzation, noun

Other Words From

• Russian·i·zation noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of Russianize¹

First recorded in 1825–35; Russian + -ize

Example Sentences

“Now they have taken Diaghilev as one of their sons, which I suppose in some sense is correct, but my fear is they may Russianize him totally.”

From New York Times

Over the years since the October Revolution, Moscow has set out again and again to Russianize Ukrainian culture and to collectivize the rich Ukrainian wheatlands, only to be met by passive, stubborn resistance from the peasants.

From Time Magazine Archive

After it was over, Stalin set to work with calculated savagery to Russianize and communize the area.

From Time Magazine Archive

There would be little left if that force were allowed to Russianize America�it threatens Womanhood, Motherhood, Christianity and our free institutions.

From Time Magazine Archive

In so far as he has moved from his native soil he has done so through the efforts of a despotic government to Russianize Siberia and the newly conquered regions of his own vast domain.

From Project Gutenberg