Gallicize

[ gal-uh-sahyz ]

/ ˈgæl əˌsaɪz /

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verb (used with or without object), Gal·li·cized, Gal·li·ciz·ing.

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

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Also especially British, gal·li·cise .

Origin of Gallicize

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

OTHER WORDS FROM Gallicize

Gal·li·ci·za·tion, nounGal·li·ciz·er, noun

Words nearby Gallicize

gallic acid, Gallican, Gallicanism, Gallice, Gallicism, Gallicize, Galli-Curci, Gallienus, galligaskins, gallimaufry, gallinacean

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How to use Gallicize in a sentence

So long as you're going to work to gallicize yourself, pray make a thorough job of it.
The Transgression of Andrew Vane|Guy Wetmore Carryl
Within that time Laussat bestirred himself to gallicize the colony, so far as forms could do so.
Jefferson and his Colleagues|Allen Johnson

British Dictionary definitions for Gallicize

Gallicize

Gallicise

/ (ˈɡælɪˌsaɪz) /

verb

to make or become French in attitude, language, etc

Derived forms of Gallicize

Gallicization or Gallicisation, nounGallicizer or Galliciser, noun

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