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  • He got what he wanted out of the Latin authors, and he succeeded in Latinizing his plays, -- in giving to his characters the dress, but not the spirit of

    The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 05, No. 27, January, 1860 Various

  • Mazower, a Columbia University historian, writes that the Führer's deputies wildly underestimated the challenges in Germanizing their conquests while hewing to crackpot racial theory as a basis of law and administration.

    The Moderate Voice 2009

  • It furnishes therefore a striking illustration of the effective methods which the Romans used in Latinizing conquered territory. [

    The Common People of Ancient Rome Studies of Roman Life and Literature Frank Frost Abbott 1892

  • Meanwhile Root continued, as one observer put it, his "experiments in Americanizing the

    Chicago Reader 2010

  • As Amy Lee writes, a whole new crop of start-ups are Facebook-izing the online dating experience.

    Claire Gordon: A Digital Valentine Claire Gordon 2011

  • Like it or not, "genre-izing" frequently means that a book will not be reviewed in mainstream publication.

    REVIEW: Genesis by Bernard Beckett 2009

  • Zimbabwe appears to have tamed its hyperinflation — which, according to a paper by Johns Hopkins economists Steve Hanke and Alex Kwok , had prices doubling every 25 hours in late 2008 — by largely dollar-izing the economy.

    Overheard 2011

  • I'm a huge berry fan and definitely would be interested in berry-izing the recipe.

    Chat Leftovers: Showered with marshmallows Jane Touzalin 2011

  • I was hospitality-izing for a few minutes Saturday night, but wenthome early.

    IFOA Report 2009

  • As Amy Lee writes, a whole new crop of start-ups are Facebook-izing the online dating experience.

    Claire Gordon: A Digital Valentine Claire Gordon 2011

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