italianize

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Italianize \I*tal"ian*ize\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Italianized};
   p. pr. & vb. n. {Italianizing}.] [Cf. F. italianiser, It.
   italianizzare.]
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   1. To play the Italian; to speak Italian. --Cotgrave.
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   2. To render Italian in any respect; to Italianate. "An
      Englishman Italianized." --Lowell.
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