Etymology

Polonize

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Today it means: To make Polish as to custom, culture, language, or style; to adapt to the norms of the Republic of Poland. Full definition →

French poloniser
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The story

  1. French · borrowed frompoloniser
  2. English todayPolonize

From Polonia + -ize, perhaps after French poloniser.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.