Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- transitive & intransitive verb To make or become French, as in form, character, or custom.
from The Century Dictionary.
- To make French in opinions, habits, or modes of speech; especially, to render conformable to the French idiom or language. Also spelled
Gallicise .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- transitive verb To conform to the French mode or idiom.
Etymologies
Sorry, no etymologies found.
Support
Help support Wordnik (and make this page ad-free) by adopting the word Gallicize.
Examples
-
His is the robust, Falstaffian humour of old England, which, I am glad to think, still exists in London and still pleases Londoners, in spite of efforts to Gallicize our entertainments and substitute obscenity and the salacious leer for honest fun and the frank roar of laughter.
Nights in London Thomas Burke 1915
-
Gerard raised his voice in uttering this, and the company received the paradox in dead silence, and with a distrustful air, like any other stranger, during which the Burgundian, who understood German but imperfectly, made Gerard Gallicize the discussion.
The Cloister and the Hearth Charles Reade 1849
-
Lansing, calmly -- "Gallicize it as you wish, make it smart and fashionable as you can.
Comments
Log in or sign up to get involved in the conversation. It's quick and easy.