francizev.
/ˈfrɑːnsʌɪz/, /ˈfransʌɪz/, U.S. /ˈfrænˌsaɪz/ 1. transitive. To make French; to invest with French nationality or character.
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the world > people > nations > native or inhabitant of Europe > French nation > [verb (transitive)]
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a1661 T. Fuller Worthies (1662) Herts. 26 He was an English-man Francised.
1857 Rep. on Commerc. Relations of U.S. with all Foreign Nations (U.S. Dept. of State) IV. 34 There were built and ‘francised’ in the several ports of France, in 1852, 841 sailing vessels.
1986 Ethnohistory 33 391 The term Naskapi appears for the first time at about this period, in modern spelling, completely francized.
2000 Gazette (Montreal) (Nexis) 17 June k2 Phillip..asked me why animals such as cows and pigs become francized into beef and pork when cooked, whereas ducks and chickens remain as lowly Anglo-Saxon ducks and chickens.
2. transitive. In Quebec: to cause to adopt or establish French as an official or working language.
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the mind > language > languages of the world > Indo-Hittite > [verb (transitive)] > French > make French official language of
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1974 Toronto Star 22 May 1/6 The bill outlines a five-year master plan to ‘Francize’ Quebec, including provisions to coax or pressure firms into switching to French.
1979 Maclean's 8 Oct. 36/2 They're francizing their operations..by requiring the ability to speak French for certain jobs.
1987 Washington Post 14 Mar. a20/2 The..nationalistic Parti Quebecois..went to extraordinary lengths to ‘francize’ Quebec.
2003 D. Patrick Lang., Polit., & Social Interaction in Inuit Community iv. 105 The primary strategy of Inuit leaders in accommodating French has been to ‘francize’ Inuit institutions and organizations in Arctic Quebec.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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