-ˌnīz transitive verb
( -ed/-ing/-s )
Etymology: French républicaniser, from républicain republican + -iser -ize
1. : to make republican in character, form, or principle : change (as a state) into a republic
the first public measure which tended … to republicanize France — Wiliam Taylor †1836
2. : to alter or reorganize on republican principles
took France at least thirty years … to republicanize its civil service — Arnold Brecht