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italianize

/ɪˈtæljəˌnaɪz/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
ital-ian-ize
IPA
/ɪˈtæljəˌnaɪz/
19
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To give something Italian characteristics

Transitive verb

verb

To adopt an Italian way of life, or Italian manners

Intransitive verb

Etymology

Etymology tree English Italian 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 Italianize From Italian (“of or pertaining to Italy”) + -ize (“to make”).

Regional Pronunciation

  • British English: /ɪˈtæljəˌnaɪz/

Usage

Inflected Forms

Italianizes (present, singular) Italianizing (participle, present) Italianized (participle, past) Italianized (past)

Derived Forms

Italianizer

Frequently Paired Words

Italianization

Questions

How do you pronounce italianize?
The recorded pronunciation is /ɪˈtæljəˌnaɪz/.
What does italianize mean?
To give something Italian characteristics
Where does italianize come from?
Etymology tree English Italian 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 Italianize From Italian (“of or pertaining to Italy”) + -ize (“to make”).

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