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polonize

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
pol-o-nize
IPA
19
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To make Polish as to custom, culture, language, or style; to adapt to the norms of the Republic of Poland.

Transitive verb

Etymology

From Polonia + -ize, perhaps after French poloniser.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

Polonizes (present, singular) Polonizing (participle, present) Polonized (participle, past) Polonized (past) polonise (alternative, UK)

Phrases

re-Polonizing

Frequently Paired Words

Polonization

Questions

What does polonize mean?
To make Polish as to custom, culture, language, or style; to adapt to the norms of the Republic of Poland.
Where does polonize come from?
It is traced to French.

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