Latvianize

English

Etymology

Latvian +‎ -ize

Verb

Latvianize (third-person singular simple present Latvianizes, present participle Latvianizing, simple past and past participle Latvianized)

to make Latvian.
- 1991, Joseph Laurence Black, USSR Documents Annual (→ISBN)
  And one can understand the striving to Latvianize Latvia, where the percentage of Latvians is so small.
- 2004, Gita Steiner-Khamsi, The Global Politics of Educational Borrowing and Lending, Teachers College Press (→ISBN), page 81:
  During 1991-1996, for example, educational reform focused on Latvian language schools aiming to Latvianize the existing curriculum, raise the quality of instruction, and increase their prestige.
- 2012, IBP USA, Latvia Country Study Guide Volume 1 Strategic Information and Developments, Lulu.com (→ISBN), page 53:
  During Latvia's earlier independence period (1920-40), efforts were made to Latvianize this church.

Translations

Finnish: latvialaistaa