Polonize

[ poh-luh-nahyz ]

verb (used with object),Po·lo·nized, Po·lo·niz·ing.
  1. to make Polish; cause or force to take on ways, customs, viewpoints, etc., that are characteristically Polish.

  2. to alter (a word or phrase) so that it becomes Polish in form or character.

Origin of Polonize

1
1885–90; <Medieval Latin Polon(ia) Poland + -ize
  • Also especially British, Po·lo·nise .

Other words from Polonize

  • Po·lo·ni·za·tion, noun

Words Nearby Polonize

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