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Bourbonize

Bourbonize verb: to bring under the power or influence of the Bourbon dynasty of Europe.

Verb

Bourbonize (third-person singular simple present Bourbonizes, present participle Bourbonizing, simple past and past participle Bourbonized)

  1. (transitive) To bring under the power or influence of the Bourbon dynasty of Europe.
    • Secondly, it was the object of the French Government, as far as possible, to "Bourbonize" the French army, and this was to be done most effectually by leading it to victory under the command of a Duke of the family […]1824, Thomas Steele, Notes of the War in Spain, page 197

Forms of Bourbonize

third-person singular presentBourbonizes
present participleBourbonizing
past participleBourbonized
pastBourbonized

Origin of Bourbonize

Bourbon + -ize

Questions about Bourbonize

What does Bourbonize mean?
Bourbonize means to bring under the power or influence of the Bourbon dynasty of Europe.
What part of speech is Bourbonize?
Bourbonize is a verb.
What is the past tense of Bourbonize?
The past tense of Bourbonize is Bourbonized.

Words near Bourbonize in the dictionary

  1. Bourbonish
  2. Bourbonism
  3. Bourbonisms
  4. Bourbonist
  5. Bourbonists
  6. Bourbonize
  7. Bourbonized
  8. Bourbonizes
  9. Bourbonizing
  10. Bourbonnais
  11. bourbons

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