Estonianize

English Etymology From en Estonian ize. Verb to make Estonian. en 2012 David J. Smith; John Hiden Ethnic Diversity and the Nation State: National Cultural Autonomy Revisited Routledge 9781136309144 103 They also complained of growing efforts to forcibly Estonianize the Russian minority, especially those living in the borderlands. en 2015 Jeffers Engelhardt Singing the Right Way: Orthodox Christians and Secular Enchantment in Estonia Oxford University Press, USA 9780199332137 114 Even before construction of the new church in Saatse began, signature Estonian practices like versified congregational singing and riimilaulud were brought into the village in order to Estonianize religious life there, although the effectiveness of such reforms among local congregants was questionable en 2018 Rein Taagepera Estonia: Return To Independence Routledge 9780429980350 A campaign to Estonianize family names (1936) motivated (and in the case of some state employees, pressured) perhaps a third of the Estonian population to change their names, but numerous Germanic names remained. Derived terms en Estonianization Translations to make Estonian Esperanto: eo estonigi