What is "francization"

n. 1 The act of making French. 2 In Quebec, adaptation to French norms or the French language.

Francization or Francisation (in Canadian English and American English), Frenchification (in British and also in American English), or Gallicization designates the extension of the French language by its adoption as a first language or not, adoption that can be forced upon or desired by the concerned population.