Gallicize

[ gal-uh-sahyz ]

verb (used with or without object)

, Gal·li·cized, Gal·li·ciz·ing.

1. (sometimes lowercase) to make or become French in language, character, etc.

Gallicize

/ ˈɡælɪˌsaɪz /

verb

1. to make or become French in attitude, language, etc

Derived Forms

• ˈGalliˌcizer, noun
• ˌGalliciˈzation, noun

Other Words From

• Galli·ci·zation noun
• Galli·cizer noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of Gallicize¹

1765–75; < Latin Gallic ( us ) Gallic + -ize

Example Sentences

Even more so, one must not try to Gallicize the name and ask for a Martini dry: this means a dry white vermouth made, if one is lucky, in Martini, Italy—and in the back room of the bar, if one is not.

From Slate

So long as you're going to work to gallicize yourself, pray make a thorough job of it.

From Project Gutenberg

France's Charles de Gaulle, who dreams of using the Common Market to Gallicize Europe, has tried to force the pace to discourage Britain.

From Time Magazine Archive

Mix The New Masses and The New Yorker together, shake hard, Gallicize, move back a century to the time when to be Left in France was to be Republican, and you have something like La Caricature and its daily successor Le Charivari, the periodicals by which Honore Daumier earned 30 years' living, six months in jail, and undying fame as an artist.

From Time Magazine Archive

Gallicize it as you wish, make it smart and fashionable as you can.

From Project Gutenberg