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Italianizing

Italianize \I*tal"ian*ize\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Italianized; p. pr. & vb. n. Italianizing.] [Cf. F. italianiser, It. italianizzare.]

1. To play the Italian; to speak Italian.
   --Cotgrave.

2. To render Italian in any respect; to Italianate. ``An Englishman Italianized.''
   --Lowell.