Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

germanize

/ˈd͡ʒɝmənaɪz/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.07 in modern English

Syllables: Ger-man-ize
IPA: /ˈd͡ʒɝmənaɪz/

21

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To give a German character to (something).

Transitive verb

verb

To adopt German customs or culture.

Intransitive verb

Example Sentences

"to Germanize a province, a language, or a society"
"Why should Pennsylvania […] become a Colony of aliens, who will shortly be so numerous as to Germanize us, instead of our Anglifying them, and will never adopt our language or customs, any more than they can acquire our complexion?"
"In the preceding centuries the Ashkenazic Synagogue song had been Germanized to a degree that jeopardized not only its distinctive Jewishness but its very existence."

Etymology

Etymology tree English German Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen English -ize English Germanize From German + -ize.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈd͡ʒɝmənaɪz/
British English: /ˈdʒɜːmənaɪz/

Usage

Inflected Forms

Germanizes (present, singular) Germanizing (participle, present) Germanized (participle, past) Germanized (past) Germanise (alternative)

Derived Forms

Germanizer

Frequently Paired Words

Germanization

Questions

How do you pronounce germanize?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈd͡ʒɝmənaɪz/.
What does germanize mean?: To give a German character to (something).
Where does germanize come from?: Etymology tree English German Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen English -ize English Germanize From German + -ize.

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