请输入您要查询的英文单词:

 

单词 prussianize
释义

prussianize

[ pruhsh-uh-nahyz ]
/ ˈprʌʃ əˌnaɪz /

verb (used with object), prus·sian·ized, prus·sian·iz·ing.(sometimes initial capital letter)

to make Prussian, as in character, method, organization, etc.
Also especially British, prus·sian·ise .

Origin of prussianize

First recorded in 1860–65; Prussian + -ize

OTHER WORDS FROM prussianize

prus·sian·i·za·tion, nounprus·sian·iz·er, noun

Words nearby prussianize

Prusiner, Prussia, Prussian, Prussian blue, Prussianism, prussianize, prussiate, prussic, prussic acid, Prusso-, Prusso-Danish War
Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020

Example sentences from the Web for prussianize

  • They fought to oppose the ambition of the German rulers to Prussianize the whole of Europe.

    The Story of the Great War, Volume VI (of VIII)|Various
  • He wanted to Prussianize this great peaceful republic by introducing universal obligatory military service.

    Four Americans|Henry A. Beers

British Dictionary definitions for prussianize

Prussianize

Prussianise

/ (ˈprʌʃəˌnaɪz) /

verb

(tr) to make Prussian in character, esp with respect to military matters

Derived forms of Prussianize

Prussianization or Prussianisation, noun
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
随便看

 

英语词典包含192737条英英释义在线翻译词条,基本涵盖了全部常用单词的英英翻译及用法,是英语学习的有利工具。

 

Copyright © 2004-2022 Newdu.com All Rights Reserved
更新时间:2024/11/11 18:52:20