Turkicize

Part of speech: verb

Definitions

1. To transform or adapt something according to Turkic language, culture, or style; to make Turkic in character or form; to impose Turkic traits or features upon an object, person, or concept
2. To modify or convert elements so they reflect Turkic linguistic, cultural, or ethnic characteristics; to assimilate or integrate into Turkic traditions or norms; to render into a Turkic mode or manner
3. To alter or customize to resemble or conform with Turkic identity or heritage; to adopt Turkic customs, language, or attributes; to effect a change that imbues Turkic qualities or influences

Etymology: "Turkicize" is a plain formation: the adjective "Turkic" with the verb-forming suffix "-ize" attached. "Turkic" itself names the family of languages spoken across Central Asia, Siberia, Anatolia and parts of Eastern Europe, and it was the name English speakers applied to that group, drawing on "Turk" for the people of Turkey and the wider region. The suffix "-ize" comes from Greek "-izein," which turned nouns and adjectives into verbs meaning "to make into" or "to treat in the manner of." English took it up in large numbers through Latin and French, so it now attaches freely to borrowed and native roots alike. Adding it to "Turkic" yields a verb meaning to render something Turkic in language, culture, style or character. Like other "-ize" coinages, the word is a deliberate construction built from parts already in use, not a word inherited from an older form.

Synonyms: Turkify, Turkicise

Antonyms: de-Turkicize, de-Turkify