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piemontesizzare

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Italian

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Etymology

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From piemontese (Piedmontese) +‎ -izzare (-ize).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /pje.mon.te.zidˈd͡za.re/, (traditional) /pje.mon.te.sidˈd͡za.re/
  • Rhymes: -are
  • Hyphenation: pie‧mon‧te‧siz‧zà‧re

Verb

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piemontesizzàre (first-person singular present piemontesìzzo, first-person singular past historic piemontesizzài, past participle piemontesizzàto, auxiliary avére)

  1. (transitive, historical, politics) to make (an area, a community) like Piedmont, by imposing its laws and customs, usually referred to the unification of Italy; to Piedmontize
    Si è cercato di piemontesizzare l'intera penisola senza tener conto degli usi locali.
    They tried to Piedmontize the entire peninsula without taking into consideration the local customs.

Conjugation

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Further reading

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