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Polonize

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

Verb

Polonize (third-person singular simple present Polonizes, present participle Polonizing, simple past and past participle Polonized)

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

Forms of Polonize

third-person singular presentPolonizes
present participlePolonizing
past participlePolonized
pastPolonized
alternative UKpolonise
alternative UKPolonise
alternative USpolonize

Origin of Polonize

From Polonia + -ize, perhaps after French poloniser.

Words formed from Polonize

Questions about Polonize

What does Polonize mean?
Polonize means to make Polish as to custom, culture, language, or style; to adapt to the norms of the Republic of Poland.
What part of speech is Polonize?
Polonize is a verb.
What is the past tense of Polonize?
The past tense of Polonize is Polonized.

Words near Polonize in the dictionary

  1. poloniums
  2. Polonius
  3. Poloniuses
  4. Polonization
  5. Polonizations
  6. Polonize
  7. Polonized
  8. Polonizes
  9. Polonizing
  10. Polonnaruwa
  11. Polonne

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