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Webster 1913 Edition
Italianize
I-tal′ian-ize
,Verb.
I.
[
imp. & p. p.
Italianized
; p. pr. & vb. n.
Italianizing
.] [Cf. F.
italianiser
, It. italianizzare
.] 1.
To play the Italian; to speak Italian.
Cotgrave.
2.
To render Italian in any respect; to Italianate.
“An Englishman Italianized.” Lowell.
Webster 1828 Edition
Italianize
ITAL'IANIZE
,Verb.
I.
Definition 2024
Italianize
Italianize
English
Verb
Italianize (third-person singular simple present Italianizes, present participle Italianizing, simple past and past participle Italianized)
- (transitive) To give something Italian characteristics
- (intransitive) To adopt an Italian way of life, or Italian manners
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