españolizar

to make Spanish

españolizar

transitive verb

1. (to turn Spanish)

a. to make Spanish

Hernán siempre intenta españolizar las recetas.

Hernan always tries to make recipes Spanish.

b. to hispanicize

Parece que quieren españolizar nuestra cultura e instituciones.

It seems like they want to hispanicize our culture and institutions.

españolizarse

pronominal verb

2. (to adopt Spanish habits)

a. to become Spanish in one's ways

Tras vivir diez años en Salamanca, Marina se ha españolizado.

After living ten years in Salamanca, Marina has become Spanish in her ways.

b. to adopt Spanish ways

Mike se ha españolizado; ya no cena a las 5 de la tarde.

Mike has adopted Spanish ways; he no longer has dinner at 5!

c. to become Hispanicized

Después de la conquista, los territorios bajo dominio español se españolizaron.

After the conquest, the territories under Spanish domain had become Hispanicized.

3. (linguistics)

a. to become Hispanicized

Estos nombres se españolizaron y ahora se escriben "Braian" y "Daiana".

These names have become Hispanicized and are now spelled "Braian" and "Daiana."