Esperantize

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Etymology

Calque of Esperanto esperantigi, equivalent to Esperanto +‎ -ize.

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Esperantize (third-person singular simple present Esperantizes, present participle Esperantizing, simple past and past participle Esperantized)

  1. (US, Canada) To adapt (typically a proper noun) to the phonology, alphabet and grammar of Esperanto.
  2. (US, Canada) To translate into Esperanto.
  3. (US, Canada) To propagandize Esperanto language and values among a certain group.
    • 1911 January, C. H. Fessenden, Amerika Esperantisto‎[1], volume 8, number 6:
      Yours for the Esperantizing of New England!

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