ITALIANIZE
Etymology
Verb
Italianize (third-person singular simple present Italianizes, present participle Italianizing, simple past and past participle Italianized)
(transitive) To give something Italian characteristics
(intransitive) To adopt an Italian way of life, or Italian manners
Source: Wiktionary
I*tal"ian*ize, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Italianized; p. pr. & vb. n.
Italianizing.] Etym: [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.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition