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portugize??
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2012/10/06 - 4:56am
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hey guys,
if anglicize means to make english in quality, whats the word for - to make portuguese in quality.
thanks in advance.

Raffee
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2012/10/06 - 6:21am
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Hi- Welcome to the forum!

Well, you may coin 'portuguize', in case you are writing a novel, for example.:) But I think it will have humorous effect at first.

Grant Barrett
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2012/10/08 - 2:35pm
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"Lusophonize" has been used occasionally, including in linguistics texts.

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2012/10/09 - 10:34am
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thanks rafee, I had in fact used portuguize.

TO Grant - lusophonize in exactly what I need. YOU ARE A GOD!!!! thanks.

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