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Po•lo•nize
(pō′lə nīz′),USA pronunciation v.t., -nized, -niz•ing.
Po′lo•ni•za′tion, n.
- to make Polish;
cause or force to take on ways, customs, viewpoints, etc., that are characteristically Polish. - to alter (a word or phrase) so that it becomes Polish in form or character.
- Medieval Latin Polon(ia) Poland + -ize
- 1885–90