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单词 gallicize
释义 gal·li·cize
\ˈgaləˌsīz\ verb
(-ed/-ing/-s)
Usage: sometimes capitalized
Etymology: gallic + -ize
transitive verb
1. : to cause to acquire French quality or qualities or traits
 < gallicize American architecture >
 < gallicize an English writer >
also : to cause to adopt French customs or modes of thought or conduct
 < gallicized by an education in France >
2. : to make (a foreign word or phrase) French by adapting to French spelling or pronunciation
 < Napoleon gallicized his Corsican name >
or by substituting a closely equivalent French word or phrase
 < Walker gallicized his name to Marcheur >
intransitive verb
: to become French or adapt to French ways in speech, thought, or outlook
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