Meanings
verbItalianize (third-person singular simple present Italianizes, present participle Italianizing, simple past and past participle Italianized)
present singular third person Italianizes · participle present Italianizing · participle past Italianized · past Italianized
- transitiveTo give something Italian characteristics
- intransitiveTo adopt an Italian way of life, or Italian manners
Origin
From Italian (“of or pertaining to Italy”) + -ize (“to make”).
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Catalan italianitzar, italianitzar-se
- italianitzartransitive
- italianitzar-seintransitive
Danish italianisere, italianiseres
- italianiseretransitive
- italianiseresintransitive
Esperanto italigi
- italigitransitive
Finnish italialaistaa, italialaistua
- italialaistaatransitive
- italialaistuaintransitive
French italianiser, s'italianiser
- italianisertransitive
- s'italianiserintransitive
German italianisieren, italienisieren
- italianisierentransitive
- italienisierentransitive
Italian italianizzare, italianizzarsi
- italianizzaretransitive
- italianizzarsiintransitive
Polish italizować
- italizowaćtransitive
Portuguese italianizar, italianizar-se
- italianizartransitive
- italianizar-seintransitive
Romanian italieniza
- italienizatransitive
Russian итальянизи́ровать, итальянизи́роваться
- итальянизи́ровать (italʹjanizírovatʹ)transitive
- итальянизи́роваться (italʹjanizírovatʹsja)intransitive
Spanish italianizar, italianizarse
- italianizartransitive
- italianizarseintransitive
Cite this entry
APA
Italianize. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Italianize
MLA
“Italianize.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Italianize. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Italianize,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Italianize.
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