gallicize

Alternative forms

gallicise, Gallicise (non-Oxford British English)
Gallicize

Etymology

From Gallic +‎ -ize, from Latin Gallicus (“of or relating to Gaul”) and used archaically in English in reference to modern France.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈɡælɪsaɪz/
Audio (Southern England): (file)

Verb

gallicize (third-person singular simple present gallicizes, present participle gallicizing, simple past and past participle gallicized)

(transitive) Synonym of frenchify, to make French or more French-like.
(intransitive) Synonym of frenchify, to become French or more French-like.
(transitive) To translate into the French language.

Derived terms

Gallicizer

Translations

to translate into French

Danish: oversætte til fransk
French: traduire en français, franciser (fr)
Japanese: フランス語に翻訳する (furansugo ni hon'yaku suru)
Spanish: traducir en francés

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Spanish: ^{(please verify)} galicizar