Tuscanize

English

Etymology

From Tuscan +‎ -ize.

Verb

Tuscanize (third-person singular simple present Tuscanizes, present participle Tuscanizing, simple past and past participle Tuscanized)

1. (transitive) To make Tuscan (more like Tuscany than before), whether culturally, linguistically, or otherwise.
   • 2011, David Gilmour, The Pursuit of Italy, Penguin 2012, p. 31:

     Bembo's arguments were persuasive, and several writers of the age decided to ‘Tuscanize’ their work.

Related terms

• Tuscanization