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gallicize

/ˈɡælɪsaɪz/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
gal-li-cize
IPA
/ˈɡælɪsaɪz/
21
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

Synonym of frenchify, to make French or more French-like.

Transitive verb

verb

Synonym of frenchify, to become French or more French-like.

Intransitive verb

verb

To translate into the French language.

Transitive verb

verb

Alternative spelling of gallicize.

Etymology

From Gallic + -ize, from Latin Gallicus (“of or relating to Gaul”) and used archaically in English in reference to modern France.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

gallicizes (present, singular) gallicizing (participle, present) gallicized (participle, past) gallicized (past) gallicise (alternative)

Derived Forms

Gallicizer Gallicization

Synonyms

frenchify to make French or more French-like to become French or more French-like

Questions

How do you pronounce gallicize?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɡælɪsaɪz/.
What does gallicize mean?
Synonym of frenchify, to make French or more French-like.
Where does gallicize come from?
It is traced to Latin.

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