slavicize
transitive verb
slav·i·cize
ˈslavəˌsīz,
-läv-,
-lȧv-
variants or slavize or less commonly slavonize or slavonicize
-läˌvīz,
-laˌv-,
-lȧˌv-
-lavəˌnīz
sləˈvänəˌsīz,
slaˈv-
-ed/-ing/-s
often capitalized
1
: to make Slavic in quality or characteristics : cause to become adapted to Slavism
a slavicized German
the region was slavicized within a few centuries
2
: to adapt to Slavic usage : alter to a characteristically Slavic form
Word History
Etymology
slavicize from Slavic entry 1 + -ize; slavize from slav + -ize; slavonize from obsolete English slavon slavonian (from Medieval Latin Slavonia land of the Slavs) + English -ize; slavonicize from Slavonic entry 1 + -ize