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I·tal·ian·ize

 (ĭ-tăl′yə-nīz′)
v. I·tal·ian·ized, I·tal·ian·iz·ing, I·tal·ian·iz·es
v.tr.
To give an Italian aspect to.
v.intr.
To adopt Italian speech, manners, or customs.

I·tal′ian·i·za′tion (-yə-nĭ-zā′shən) n.
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Italianize

(ɪˈtæljəˌnaɪz) or

Italianise

vb
to make or become Italian or like an Italian person or thing
Iˌtalianiˈzation, Iˌtalianiˈsation n
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I•tal•ian•ize

(ɪˈtæl yəˌnaɪz)

v. -ized, -iz•ing. v.i.
1. to become Italian in manner, etc.
2. to speak Italian.
v.t.
3. to make Italian, esp. in manner, character, etc.
[1605–15]
I•tal`ian•i•za′tion, n.
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Italianize


Past participle: Italianized
Gerund: Italianizing

Imperative
Italianize
Italianize
Present
I Italianize
you Italianize
he/she/it Italianizes
we Italianize
you Italianize
they Italianize
Preterite
I Italianized
you Italianized
he/she/it Italianized
we Italianized
you Italianized
they Italianized
Present Continuous
I am Italianizing
you are Italianizing
he/she/it is Italianizing
we are Italianizing
you are Italianizing
they are Italianizing
Present Perfect
I have Italianized
you have Italianized
he/she/it has Italianized
we have Italianized
you have Italianized
they have Italianized
Past Continuous
I was Italianizing
you were Italianizing
he/she/it was Italianizing
we were Italianizing
you were Italianizing
they were Italianizing
Past Perfect
I had Italianized
you had Italianized
he/she/it had Italianized
we had Italianized
you had Italianized
they had Italianized
Future
I will Italianize
you will Italianize
he/she/it will Italianize
we will Italianize
you will Italianize
they will Italianize
Future Perfect
I will have Italianized
you will have Italianized
he/she/it will have Italianized
we will have Italianized
you will have Italianized
they will have Italianized
Future Continuous
I will be Italianizing
you will be Italianizing
he/she/it will be Italianizing
we will be Italianizing
you will be Italianizing
they will be Italianizing
Present Perfect Continuous
I have been Italianizing
you have been Italianizing
he/she/it has been Italianizing
we have been Italianizing
you have been Italianizing
they have been Italianizing
Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been Italianizing
you will have been Italianizing
he/she/it will have been Italianizing
we will have been Italianizing
you will have been Italianizing
they will have been Italianizing
Past Perfect Continuous
I had been Italianizing
you had been Italianizing
he/she/it had been Italianizing
we had been Italianizing
you had been Italianizing
they had been Italianizing
Conditional
I would Italianize
you would Italianize
he/she/it would Italianize
we would Italianize
you would Italianize
they would Italianize
Past Conditional
I would have Italianized
you would have Italianized
he/she/it would have Italianized
we would have Italianized
you would have Italianized
they would have Italianized
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