ˈpōləˌnīz transitive verb
( -ed/-ing/-s )
Usage: often capitalized
Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary polon-, (from Medieval Latin Polonia Poland) + -ize
1. : to cause to acquire Polish customs or attitudes ; especially : to force into conformity with Polish cultural patterns or governmental policies
German cities assigned to Poland have been polonized — M.A.Pei
the Polish clergy … use their influence to polonize the people — Russian Poland
2. : to modify (a word or expression) to conform to characteristics distinctive of Polish
difficult … to polonize English terms — B.W.A.Massey