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Webster 1913 Edition


Italianate

I-tal′ian-ate

,
Verb.
T.
[Cf. It.
italianare
.]
To render Italian, or conformable to Italian customs; to Italianize.
[R.]
Ascham.

I-tal′ian-ate

,
Adj.
Italianized; Italianated.
“Apish, childish, and Italianate.”
Marlowe.

Webster 1828 Edition


Italianate

ITAL'IANATE

,
Verb.
T.
To render Italian,or conformable to Italian customs.

Definition 2024


Italianate

Italianate

English

Adjective

Italianate (comparative more Italianate, superlative most Italianate)

  1. Italian in style or character.
    • 2001, Death by Darjeeling, Laura Childs, Page 15
      "This was a residence designed for living on a grand scale, with gilt chandeliers dangling overhead, rich oil paintings adorning walls, and Italianate marble fireplaces in every room."

Translations

Verb

Italianate (third-person singular simple present Italianates, present participle Italianating, simple past and past participle Italianated)

  1. To Italianize