Teutonize

[ toot-n-ahyz, tyoot- ]

verb (used with or without object)

, Teu·ton·ized, Teu·ton·iz·ing.

1. to make or become Teutonic or German; Germanize.

Teutonize

/ ˈtjuːtəˌnaɪz /

verb

1. to make or become German or Germanic; Germanize

Derived Forms

• ˌTeutoniˈzation, noun

Other Words From

• Teuton·i·zation noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of Teutonize¹

First recorded in 1835–45; Teuton + -ize

Example Sentences

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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