Germanize
Adopt German ways
To Germanize is to make German in character, language, or culture.
The word applies to various processes: adopting German customs, translating into German, or imposing German identity on non-German populations.
Historically loaded, it evokes forced cultural assimilation in territories under German control: The regime sought to Germanize the conquered regions.
Also spelled Germanise in British English.
Adopt another group's practices
- naturalizeConfer citizenship upon
- integrateCombine into unified whole
- adaptModify for new conditions
- absorbTake in fully
conform · homogenize · incorporate · enculturation · socialization · assimilate · adoption · immersion
Force acceptance of
- dominateControl through superior strength
- transformChange completely in form
- reshapeGive different form
- convertChange in form or faith
pressure · colonize · supplant · displace · alter · modify · reform · restructure
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- loanwordImported vocabulary item
- cognateWord sharing etymological origin
- etymologyWord origin study
phonetics · pronunciation · spelling · orthography · grammar · syntax · vocabulary · transliterate
Massive Bavarian brewing celebration
- lederhosenTraditional German leather shorts
- dirndlAlpine peasant dress
- bratwurstGerman minced-pork sausage
- pretzelKnotted salted bread
sauerkraut · beer · polka · waltz · Bauhaus · autobahn · dachshund · expressionism
acculturate
Adopt another group's practices
- naturalizeConfer citizenship upon
- integrateCombine into unified whole
- adaptModify for new conditions
absorb · conform · homogenize · incorporate · enculturation · socialization · assimilate · adoption · immersion · conversion
impose
Force acceptance of
- dominateControl through superior strength
- transformChange completely in form
- reshapeGive different form
convert · pressure · colonize · supplant · displace · alter · modify · reform · restructure · standardize
umlaut
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- translateExpress in another language
- loanwordImported vocabulary item
- cognateWord sharing etymological origin
etymology · phonetics · pronunciation · spelling · orthography · grammar · syntax · vocabulary · transliterate · anglicize
Oktoberfest
Massive Bavarian brewing celebration
- lederhosenTraditional German leather shorts
- dirndlAlpine peasant dress
- bratwurstGerman minced-pork sausage
pretzel · sauerkraut · beer · polka · waltz · Bauhaus · autobahn · dachshund · expressionism · Bach
GermanizeAmericanize
Adapt to US culture
Russify · Italianize · Hispanicize · Latinize · Romanize
Germanizeindigenize
Adapt to local culture
nativize · localize · decolonize · naturalize · preserve
- West GermanicLanguage subfamily of northern Europe
- Germanic tribesAncient northern European peoples
Germanic, Germanized, Germanizing, Germanization, Germanisation, Germanizes