Meaning of Frenchize | Babel Free
Definitions
To make or become more French; to make or become more like France, the French language, or French-speaking people.
Examples
“But I shall not twist⟳ the English language out of all shape⟳ and comeliness; I shall not Germanize and Frenchize and Italianize; I shall express⟳ my ideas in the simplest possible words; I shall always choose⟳ the Saxon rather than the Norman; I shall endavor to write⟳ so that "he who runs may read⟳."”
“The French-Canadian does not Frenchize. In Canada, for three centuries, he has been hemmed in by English and Scotch colonists and he has never Frenchized any one. He comes from a stock⟳ to whom the thought is repugnant of making French out of any less fine material.”
“Resolved, that the government should "Fordize," or Kulturize, the necessarily large-scale occupations in a way that would more or less "French-ize" America; Resolved, that individuals not wait⟳ for the government to "Frenchize."”
“Mallory saw⟳ all of this as part of a giant plot of Quebec nationalists to seize control⟳ of the government and “Frenchize” Canada with the support⟳ of the “mother country” of France.”
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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