ˈslavəˌsīz, -läv-, -lȧv- transitive verb
or slav·ize -läˌvīz, -laˌv-, -lȧˌv- ; also slav·o·nize -lavəˌnīz ; or sla·von·i·cize sləˈvänəˌsīz, slaˈv-
( -ed/-ing/-s )
Usage: often capitalized
Etymology: slavicize from slavic (I) + -ize; slavize from slav + -ize; slavonize from obsolete English slavon slavonian (from Medieval Latin Slavonia land of the Slavs) + English -ize; slavonicize from slavonic (I) + -ize
1. : to make Slavic in quality or characteristics : cause to become adapted to Slavism
a slavicized German
the region was slavicized within a few centuries
2. : to adapt to Slavic usage : alter to a characteristically Slavic form