Germanize

American  

[jur-muh-nahyz] / ˈdʒɜr məˌnaɪz /

especially British, Germanise

verb (used with or without object)

Germanized, Germanizing

1. to make or become German in character, sentiment, etc.

2. Archaic. to translate into German.

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Germanize British  

/ ˈdʒɜːməˌnaɪz /

verb

1. to adopt or cause to adopt German customs, speech, institutions, etc

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Other Word Forms

• Germanization noun
• Germanizer noun
• anti-Germanization noun
• de-Germanize verb
• pro-Germanization noun

Etymology

Origin of Germanize

First recorded in 1590–1600; German + -ize

Example Sentences

She would soon Germanize her name to Melania Knauss and become an international model.

From New York Times • Jul. 18, 2016

"Who is at this moment seeking to Germanize his estates," interposed the princess, gravely.

From Vineta The Phantom City by Werner, E. T. C. (Edward Theodore Chalmers)

Any interference with the use of German would be a serious blow to the cause of those who hoped to Germanize the whole empire.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 1 "Austria, Lower" to "Bacon" by Various

The common people wish only to Germanize 'Angela' when they call her 'Angel.'

From The Progressionists, and Angela. by Bolanden, Conrad von

His rulers had tried to educate him, they had tried to Germanize him and to teach him "to embrace a Saxon because he was the other half of an Anglo-Saxon."

From Gilbert Keith Chesterton by Ward, Maisie