ˈgaləˌsīz verb
( -ed/-ing/-s )
Usage: sometimes capitalized
Etymology: gallic + -ize
transitive verb
1. : to cause to acquire French quality or qualities or traits
gallicize American architecture
gallicize an English writer
also : to cause to adopt French customs or modes of thought or conduct
gallicized by an education in France
2. : to make (a foreign word or phrase) French by adapting to French spelling or pronunciation
Napoleon gallicized his Corsican name
or by substituting a closely equivalent French word or phrase
Walker gallicized his name to Marcheur
intransitive verb
: to become French or adapt to French ways in speech, thought, or outlook