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gallicize

/ˈɡælɪsaɪz/

gallicize verb: synonym of frenchify, to make French or more French-like.

Verb (1)

gallicize (third-person singular simple present gallicizes, present participle gallicizing, simple past and past participle gallicized)

  1. (transitive) Synonym of frenchify, to make French or more French-like.
    Synonyms:
    frenchify, to make French or more French-like
  2. (intransitive) Synonym of frenchify, to become French or more French-like.
    Synonyms:
    frenchify, to become French or more French-like
  3. (transitive) To translate into the French language.

Verb (2) capitalized: Gallicize

Gallicize (third-person singular simple present Gallicizes, present participle Gallicizing, simple past and past participle Gallicized)

  1. (alternative) Alternative spelling of gallicize.

gallicize meaning in Arabic

gallicize in Arabic

to translate into French
فَرْنَسَ farnasa

Synonyms of gallicize

  • frenchify
  • to make French or more French-like
  • to become French or more French-like

Forms of gallicize

third-person singular presentgallicizes
present participlegallicizing
past participlegallicized
pastgallicized
alternative formgallicise
alternative formGallicise
alternative formGallicize
third-person singular presentGallicizes
present participleGallicizing
past participleGallicized
pastGallicized

Origin of gallicize

From Gallic + -ize, from Latin Gallicus (“of or relating to Gaul”) and used archaically in English in reference to modern France.

Words formed from gallicize

Questions about gallicize

What does gallicize mean?
Gallicize means synonym of frenchify, to make French or more French-like.
What is gallicize in Arabic?
Gallicize in Arabic is فَرْنَسَ (farnasa). See Gallicize meaning in Arabic.
What part of speech is gallicize?
Gallicize is a verb.
How do you pronounce gallicize?
Gallicize is pronounced /ˈɡælɪsaɪz/.
What is the past tense of gallicize?
The past tense of gallicize is gallicized.

Words near gallicize in the dictionary

  1. gallicism
  2. gallicisms
  3. Gallicity
  4. gallicization
  5. gallicizations
  6. gallicize
  7. gallicized
  8. Gallicizer
  9. Gallicizers
  10. gallicizes
  11. gallicizing

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