Standard Lemma guide

Germanize

verb · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • General-American: /ˈd͡ʒɝmənaɪz/
  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˈdʒɜːmənaɪz/

1

verb

Meaning 1

To give a German character to (something).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: transitive

Examples

  • to Germanize a province, a language, or a society

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

verb

Meaning 2

To adopt German customs or culture.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: intransitive

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree English German Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen English -ize English Germanize From German + -ize.

Across languages

Translations

29 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: أَلْمَنَ (ʔalmana) — make more German
  • Czech: germanizovat — make more German
  • Czech: poněmčovat — make more German
  • Czech: poněmčit — make more German
  • Danish: fortyske — make more German
  • Danish: germanisere — make more German
  • Dutch: verduitsen — make more German
  • Esperanto: germanigi — make more German
  • Finnish: saksalaistaa — make more German
  • French: germaniser — make more German
  • Georgian: აგერმანულებს (agermanulebs) — make more German
  • Georgian: გააგერმანულებს (gaagermanulebs) — make more German
  • Georgian: გერმანიზაციას უწევს (germanizacias uc̣evs) — make more German
  • Georgian: გერმანიზაციას გაუწევს (germanizacias gauc̣evs) — make more German
  • German: eindeutschen — make more German
  • German: germanisieren — make more German
  • Italian: germanizzare — make more German
  • Kazakh: немістендіру (nemıstendıru) — make more German
  • Kyrgyz: немистештирүү (nemisteştirüü) — make more German
  • Malay: menjermankan — make more German
  • Polish: germanizować — make more German
  • Polish: niemczyć — make more German
  • Polish: zniemczać — make more German
  • Romanian: germaniza — make more German
  • Slovak: germanizovať — make more German
  • Swedish: förtyska — make more German
  • Turkish: Almanlaştırmak — make more German
  • Vietnamese: Đức hóa — make more German
  • Vietnamese: Đức hoá — make more German