Germanize

[ jur-muh-nahyz ]

/ ˈdʒɜr məˌnaɪz /

to make or become German in character, sentiment, etc.

Archaic. to translate into German.

Also especially British, Ger·man·ise.

Origin of Germanize

First recorded in 1590–1600; German + -ize

Ger·man·i·za·tion, noun Ger·man·iz·er, noun an·ti-Ger·man·i·za·tion, adjective, noun de-Ger·man·ize, verb, de-Ger·man·ized, de-Ger·man·iz·ing.

The Germans, in their effort to affect certain charming English customs and Germanize them, in the process lose the charm.

L. P. M. |J. Stewart Barney
Extirpate, Germanize, that is and has been the favorite policy of the government for decades, said Masaryk.

Bohemia under Hapsburg Misrule |Various
Any interference with the use of German would be a serious blow to the cause of those who hoped to Germanize the whole empire.

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 1 |Various
The Magyars, on the other hand, cried out that this was part of an attempt to Germanize Transylvania.

The Revolutionary Movement of 1848-9 in Italy, Austria-Hungary, and Germany |C. Edmund (Charles Edmund) Maurice

Thinking over all this, I said why not Germanize this thing?

Caper-Sauce |Fanny Fern

Germanize

/ (ˈdʒɜːməˌnaɪz) /

to adopt or cause to adopt German customs, speech, institutions, etc

Germanization or Germanisation, noun Germanizer or Germaniser, noun