Sorbianize
verbUS /ˈsɔːɹbiənaɪz/
Etymology From Sorbian + -ize.
› to give a Sorbian character to
1
to give an Upper Sorbian character to
- The 1948–1952 linguistic reforms secured the unification of Upper Sorbian and encouraged the use of this variety at the expense of increasingly neglected Lower Sorbian, which also became Upper Sorbianized much to the dislike of Lower Sorbian-speakers.2008, Tomasz Kamusella, The Politics of Language and Nationalism in Modern Central Europe, Springer, →ISBN, page 306:
2
to give a Lower Sorbian character to
› to adopt Sorbian customs or culture
3
to adopt Upper Sorbian customs or culture
4
to adopt Lower Sorbian customs or culture
- Related terms
- Sorbianization