Polonize

English

Alternative forms

• polonise, Polonise (UK)
• polonize (US)

Etymology

From Polonia +‎ -ize, perhaps after French poloniser.

Verb

Polonize (third-person singular simple present Polonizes, present participle Polonizing, simple past and past participle Polonized)

1. (transitive) To make Polish as to custom, culture, language, or style; to adapt to the norms of the Republic of Poland.

Related terms

• Polonization

Translations

to make Polish

• Esperanto: poligi
• French: poloniser (fr)
• German: polonisieren, verpolnischen, verpolen
• Polish: polonizować (pl) impf, spolonizować (pl) pf, polszczyć (pl) impf, spolszczyć (pl) pf, spolszczać impf