Tuscanize

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English

Etymology

From Tuscan +‎ -ize.

Verb

Tuscanize (third-person singular simple present Tuscanizes, present participle Tuscanizing, simple past and past participle Tuscanized)

  1. (transitive) To make Tuscan (more like Tuscany than before), whether culturally, linguistically, or otherwise.
    • 2011, David Gilmour, The Pursuit of Italy, Penguin, published 2012, page 31:
      Bembo's arguments were persuasive, and several writers of the age decided to ‘Tuscanize’ their work.