"Frenchize" meaning in All languages combined

See Frenchize on Wiktionary

Verb [English]

Forms: Frenchizes [present, singular, third-person], Frenchizing [participle, present], Frenchized [participle, past], Frenchized [past]
Etymology: French + -ize Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|French|ize}} French + -ize Head templates: {{en-verb}} Frenchize (third-person singular simple present Frenchizes, present participle Frenchizing, simple past and past participle Frenchized)
  1. To make or become more French; to make or become more like France, the French language, or French-speaking people. Categories (place): France Synonyms: gallicize, Frenchise
    Sense id: en-Frenchize-en-verb-MU6mwAb8 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ize

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