Polonize

[ poh-luh-nahyz ]

verb (used with object)

, Po·lo·nized, Po·lo·niz·ing.

1. to make Polish; cause or force to take on ways, customs, viewpoints, etc., that are characteristically Polish.
2. to alter (a word or phrase) so that it becomes Polish in form or character.

Other Words From

• Polo·ni·zation noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of Polonize¹

1885–90; < Medieval Latin Polon ( ia ) Poland + -ize

Example Sentences

"He wrote to me in the first place that they have decided to live and labor only for their own province and occupy themselves only with local or provincial affairs, and again they aim at some kind of synthesis of all nationalities, and thirdly they will Polonize nobody."

From Project Gutenberg

But you still say that you do not want to Polonize any one?

From Project Gutenberg