Russify

 [ruhs-uh-fahy]  

Rus·si·fy

   [ruhs-uh-fahy]
verb (used with object), Rus·si·fied, Rus·si·fy·ing.
Russianize (defs. 1, 2).
Origin:
1860–65; russ(ian) + -ify; compare French russifier

Related forms
Rus·si·fi·ca·tion, noun
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Russify (ˈrʌsɪˌfaɪ)
 
—vb , -fies, -fying, -fied
(tr) to cause to become Russian in character
 
Russifi'cation
 
—n

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