Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- transitive verb To make Russian.
from The Century Dictionary.
- To impart Russian characteristics to.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- transitive verb To make Russian, or more or less like the Russians.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- verb transitive To make
Russian .
Etymologies
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Examples
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I wonder if other countries remake american movies just to "Russianize" it or "Germanize",etc. why do we as a country feel the need to make everything American? part of me hopes they do the original justice, mostly because I do like the cast.
Matt Reeves Says 'Let Me In' Will Be Darker Than 'Twilight' « FirstShowing.net 2010
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In other words, the special op urge to Russianize its air transport has officially been reported, and a month later, as far as I know, not a single congressional representative has made a fuss over it; no mainstream pundit has written a curious, questioning, or angry editorial questioning its appropriateness; and no reporter has, as yet, followed up.
Tom Engelhardt: Clueless in Afghanistan -- and Washington 2010
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Is it not the sole aim of her national policy to Russianize forcibly every nationality under her sway?
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Meanwhile, we must trust to the march of Democracy to de-Russianize
New York Times, Current History, Vol 1, Issue 1 From the Beginning to March, 1915 With Index Various
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Although Russia has done its best to Russianize Poland by crushing the
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The practice of many educated Jews to Russianize their names, such as Gregory, instead of Hirsch, Vladimir, instead of Wolf, etc., could now land the culprits in prison.
History of the Jews in Russia and Poland. Volume II From the death of Alexander I. until the death of Alexander III. (1825-1894) I. [Translator] Friedlaender 1900
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