ITALIANATE

Etymology

Adjective

Italianate (comparative more Italianate, superlative most Italianate)

Italian in style or character.

Verb

Italianate (third-person singular simple present Italianates, present participle Italianating, simple past and past participle Italianated)

To Italianize

Source: Wiktionary


I*tal"ian*ate, v. t. Etym: [Cf. It. italianare.]

Definition: To render Italian, or conformable to Italian customs; to Italianize. [R.] Ascham.

I*tal"ian*ate, a.

Definition: Italianized; Italianated. "Apish, childish, and Italianate." Marlowe.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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