Skip to content
ontologydriven
Sign out

Dictionary

Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

Canadianize en · VERB

Pronunciation

  • /kəˈneɪ.djə.naɪz/
  • /kəˈneɪ.di.ə.naɪz/

Etymology

Etymology tree English Canadian Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen English -ize English Canadianize From Canadian + -ize.

Meanings

  1. To become naturalized as a citizen of Canada.
  2. To make Canadian as to custom, culture, or style.
  3. To localize a medium for sale or use in Canada.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
Canadianizes Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
Canadianizing Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
Canadianise alternative lexicographic
Canadianized Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
Canadianized Tense=Past lexicographic

Deriveds

Canadianization · Canadianizing · re-Canadianize · Canadianized · de-Canadianize

Translations (4)

de kanadisieren (to make Canadian) · fr canadianiser (to make Canadian) · eo kanadigi (to make Canadian) · it canadizzare (to make Canadian)