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PRONUNCIATION OF POLONIZE

polonize  [ˈpɒləˌnaɪz] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF POLONIZE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Polonize is a verb.
The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb polonize in English.

WHAT DOES POLONIZE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

polonize

Polonization

Polonization was the acquisition or imposition of elements of Polish culture, in particular the Polish language, as experienced in some historic periods by the non-Polish populations of territories controlled or substantially influenced by Poland. As with other examples of cultural assimilation, it could either be voluntary or forced and is most visible in the case of territories where the Polish language or culture were dominant or where their adoption could result in increased prestige or social status, as was the case of the nobility of Ruthenia and Lithuania. To a certain extent Polonization was also administratively promoted by the authorities, particularly in the period following World War II. Polonization can be seen as an example of cultural assimilation. Such a view is widely considered applicable to the times of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth when the Ruthenian and Lithuanian upper classes were drawn towards the more Westernized Polish culture and the political and financial benefits of such a transition, as well as, sometimes, by the administrative pressure exerted on their own cultural institutions, primarily the Orthodox Church.

Definition of polonize in the English dictionary

The definition of polonize in the dictionary is to make Polish.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO POLONIZE

PRESENT

Present
I polonize
you polonize
he/she/it polonizes
we polonize
you polonize
they polonize
Present continuous
I am polonizing
you are polonizing
he/she/it is polonizing
we are polonizing
you are polonizing
they are polonizing
Present perfect
I have polonized
you have polonized
he/she/it has polonized
we have polonized
you have polonized
they have polonized
Present perfect continuous
I have been polonizing
you have been polonizing
he/she/it has been polonizing
we have been polonizing
you have been polonizing
they have been polonizing
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past
I polonized
you polonized
he/she/it polonized
we polonized
you polonized
they polonized
Past continuous
I was polonizing
you were polonizing
he/she/it was polonizing
we were polonizing
you were polonizing
they were polonizing
Past perfect
I had polonized
you had polonized
he/she/it had polonized
we had polonized
you had polonized
they had polonized
Past perfect continuous
I had been polonizing
you had been polonizing
he/she/it had been polonizing
we had been polonizing
you had been polonizing
they had been polonizing
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will polonize
you will polonize
he/she/it will polonize
we will polonize
you will polonize
they will polonize
Future continuous
I will be polonizing
you will be polonizing
he/she/it will be polonizing
we will be polonizing
you will be polonizing
they will be polonizing
Future perfect
I will have polonized
you will have polonized
he/she/it will have polonized
we will have polonized
you will have polonized
they will have polonized
Future perfect continuous
I will have been polonizing
you will have been polonizing
he/she/it will have been polonizing
we will have been polonizing
you will have been polonizing
they will have been polonizing
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would polonize
you would polonize
he/she/it would polonize
we would polonize
you would polonize
they would polonize
Conditional continuous
I would be polonizing
you would be polonizing
he/she/it would be polonizing
we would be polonizing
you would be polonizing
they would be polonizing
Conditional perfect
I would have polonize
you would have polonize
he/she/it would have polonize
we would have polonize
you would have polonize
they would have polonize
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been polonizing
you would have been polonizing
he/she/it would have been polonizing
we would have been polonizing
you would have been polonizing
they would have been polonizing
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you polonize
we let´s polonize
you polonize
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to polonize
Past participle
polonized
Present Participle
polonizing
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH POLONIZE


agonize
ˈæɡəˌnaɪz
colonise
ˈkɒləˌnaɪz
colonize
ˈkɒləˌnaɪz
decolonise
diːˈkɒləˌnaɪz
decolonize
diːˈkɒləˌnaɪz
dehumanize
diːˈhjuːməˌnaɪz
euthanize
ˈjuːθəˌnaɪz
harmonize
ˈhɑːməˌnaɪz
humanize
ˈhjuːməˌnaɪz
ionize
ˈaɪəˌnaɪz
Italianize
ɪˈtæljəˌnaɪz
melanize
ˈmɛləˌnaɪz
modernize
ˈmɒdəˌnaɪz
organize
ˈɔːɡəˌnaɪz
recolonise
riːˈkɒləˌnaɪz
recolonize
riːˈkɒləˌnaɪz
reorganize
riːˈɔːɡəˌnaɪz
revolutionize
ˌrɛvəˈluːʃəˌnaɪz
synchronize
ˈsɪŋkrəˌnaɪz
westernize
ˈwɛstəˌnaɪz

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE POLONIZE

polo
polo neck
polo pony
polo shirt
polo stick
polo-neck
poloidal
poloist
Polokwane
polonaise
polonies
polonism
polonium
polony
Polska
polt
polt-foot
Poltava
poltergeist
poltroon

WORDS THAT END LIKE POLONIZE

antagonize
canonize
carbonize
demonize
disharmonize
euphonize
lionize
matronize
peptonize
recognize
religionize
resurrectionize
resynchronize
sectionize
sermonize
simonize
skeletonize
Teutonize
uncanonize
unionize
weaponize

Synonyms and antonyms of polonize in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «polonize» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF POLONIZE

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The translations of polonize from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «polonize» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

polonize
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

polonize
570 millions of speakers

English

polonize
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

polonize
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

polonize
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

polonize
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

polonize
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

polonize
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

polonize
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Polonis
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

polonisieren
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

polonize
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

polonize
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Polonisasi
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

polonize
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

polonize
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

पोलीनोइझ
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

polonize
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

polonize
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

polonizacji
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

polonize
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

polonize
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

polonize
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

polonize
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

polonize
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

polonize
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of polonize

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «POLONIZE»

The term «polonize» is barely ever used and occupies the 204.187 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «POLONIZE» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «polonize» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «polonize» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about polonize

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «POLONIZE»

Discover the use of polonize in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to polonize and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The Polish Organ: The Instrument and Its History
NAD6SMAK 2' - an attempt to polonize the Latin name Superoctava, made by an unknown builder in the 19th century specification of the Missionaries' church ( Misjonarzy), Cracow. NETE3' (Fifth) - the Greek name of the stop Nasat Quinta.
Jerzy Gołos, Ewa Smulikowska, 1993
2
The Whole Works
Poloniae Casimirus, dispensante summo pontifice, monasterio Cluniacensi exeat , habituque regula et gradu diaconatus abdicatus-, solutus et liber, paternum et avitum regnum instauraturus illud resumat, nubendi, et in spem Polonize regni ...
James Ussher, Charles R. Elrington, 1864
3
A Collection of the State Papers of John Thurloe ...: 1655 ...
I , A . V. Quia papa hoc Austriacae domus institutum plurimum juvit, et ut' causam hujus regni et religionis Romano-Catholica: serio fovendam sufcipetet, solicite infligavit, eique paritet Polonize clcrum facilem reddidit. 4 H VI. Q1-ia rex Poloniz  ...
John Thurloe, Thomas Birch, 1742
4
The Jews of East Central Europe Between the World Wars
Ukrainian- and Belorussian-language elementary schools were permitted to exist but were under strong pressure to polonize; their numbers declined over the years. Members of these Slavic nationalities did not have an easy time in pursuing ...
Ezra Mendelsohn, 1987
5
Multicultural Writers Since 1945: An A-to-Z Guide
Writing about the Polish author Witold Gombrowicz, Kundera declares that " foreign commentators struggle to explain his work by discoursing on the Polish nobility, on the Polish Baroque, etc., etc. . . . they 'Polonize' him, 're-Polonize' him, push ...
Alba della Fazia Amoia, Bettina Liebowitz Knapp, 2004
6
The Challenge of Ethnic Democracy: The State and Minority ...
As for the Jews and the Germans, instead of trying to Polonize them, either politically or culturally, the state sought to Polonize the territory and economic positions they occupied by replacing them with ethnic Poles and encouraging their ...
Yoav Peled, 2013
7
Germany's Colonial Pasts
Heavily invested in the chance to “polonize” Valentin, the vicar gives Valentin's mother ambivalent information about Stasia, together with carefully worded theological advice pressuring for a swift finalization of the marriage. Through this figure ...
Eric Ames, Marcia Klotz, Lora Wildenthal, 2005
8
Shatterzone of Empires: Coexistence and Violence in the ...
Its main goal was to Polonize (or “re-Polonize,” as the propaganda formulated it) the region once and for all. For reaching this goal the postwar Polish state deployed the entire toolkit of violent, totalitarian nationality policy. The “enemy” ...
Omer Bartov, Eric D. Weitz, 2013
9
Germans to Poles: Communism, Nationalism and Ethnic ...
By spring 1946, it had apparently become clear that a significant section of the ' verified population' in Opole District was 'failing to Polonize' and that efforts to ' Polonize the segment...possessing a low level of Polish consciousness' were ...
Hugo Service, 2013
10
A Biography of No Place: from ethnic borderland to Soviet ...
In 1934 Balytskyi's agents arrested Jan Saulevich, who confessed that he was at the head of the plot to Polonize Ukrainian Catholics. Agents swept through the Teachers Training Institutes in Berdychiv, Kam'ianetz, Podillia, and Kiev in 1934,  ...
Kate BROWN, Kate Brown, 2009

4 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «POLONIZE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term polonize is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Polish State-Controlled Insurer PZU Expands Bank Asset Buying
PZU has said its acquisitions are purely commercial but they also fit in with the center-right government's desire to “re-polonize” banking in a ... «Insurance Journal, Jun 15»
2
From the Archive: Remembering — and not — the liberation of …
Some Jewish groups had also accused the Polish organizers of trying to “Polonize” or “Christianize” Auschwitz. Ninety percent of Auschwitz ... «Jewish Telegraphic Agency, Feb 15»
3
Auschwitz, 70 years after
However, the museum was run by rigid Stalinist ideologues who aimed to “Polonize” the site, making it a symbol of Polish martyrdom and ... «Jweekly.com, Jan 15»
4
Ukraine fascists turn against right-wing government
This region was given to Poland in the territorial rearrangements after World War I. The Polish regime tried to "Polonize" the region by bringing ... «People's World, Oct 14»

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« EDUCALINGO. Polonize [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/polonize>. Apr 2024 ».
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