Pronunciation: - ˌ n ī z
Function: transitive verb
Inflected Form: -ized ; -iz · ing
Usage: often cap
Date: 1861
: to make Prussian in character or principle (as in authoritarian control or rigid discipline)
– prus · sian · i · za · tion \ ˌ pr ə -sh ə -n ə - ' z ā -sh ə n \ noun