Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

lithuanianize

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: lithua-ni-an-ize
IPA

25

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To make or become Lithuanian.

Example Sentences

"By the autumn of 1940, however, Lithuanian nationalists' attempts to Lithuanianize the city in the winter of 1939 and spring of 1940 were rapidly replaced"
"Meanwhile, the Lithuanians implemented an intense campaign to Lithuanianize the city and the surrounding region."
"Jakštas, thinking of Kaunas's advantages, categorically asserted that only a miracle could Lithuanianize Vilnius and he did not believe in miracles – God should simply permit a strong Lithuanian colony to form itself in Vilnius."

Etymology

From Lithuanian + -ize.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: Lithuanian

Inflected Forms

Lithuanianizes (present, singular) Lithuanianizing (participle, present) Lithuanianized (participle, past) Lithuanianized (past)

Derived Forms

Lithuanianization

Questions

What does lithuanianize mean?: To make or become Lithuanian.
Where does lithuanianize come from?: From Lithuanian + -ize.

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