Meaning

2 senses

  1. (transitive)Synonym of frenchify, to make French or more French-like.

  2. (intransitive)Synonym of frenchify, to become French or more French-like.

Examples

1 sentences

  1. They francized their names.

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Origin

From French franciser (“to frenchify”, from France + -iser). Equivalent to France + -ize.

From French franciser (“to frenchify”, from France + -iser). Equivalent to France + -ize.

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Forms

francizes, francizing, francized, francized
Base formfrancize · to francize
3rd person singularfrancizes
Present participlefrancizing
Past simplefrancized
Past participlefrancized

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyfrancize
he, she, itfrancizes

Past simpleLesson

all personsfrancized

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave francized
he, she, ithas francized

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill francize

Synonyms

3 synonyms
frenchifyto make French or more French-liketo become French or more French-like

Word family

1 related words
Derivedfrancization

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
francfranchisefranciumfrancofrankA2
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