Estonify

English

Etymology

Estonian +‎ -ify

Verb

Estonify (third-person singular simple present Estonifies, present participle Estonifying, simple past and past participle Estonified)

1. to make Estonian
   • 1992, FBIS Report: Central Eurasia:

     It has been proposed that those who do not know Estonia should be kicked out, but Hint, as a middle-of-the-roader, advocates moderation. “What is essential is to Estonify Tallinn.

   • 2015, Urban Semiotics: the City as a Cultural-Historical Phenomen, Tallinn University Press / Tallinna Ülikooli Kirjastus, →ISBN, page 58:

     It should be mentioned that sometimes, especially in the historical novels and novellas by Jaan Kross, the old Tallinn is somewhat Estonified, much like Vilnius is Lithuanized in other places.

   • 2019, Tonu Parming, Elmar Jarvesoo, Case Study Soviet Republic, Routledge, →ISBN:

     It will be shown that the Estonian interpretations of Soviet nationality policy are conceived in a more rational, if not more liberal, vein than is commonplace elsewhere in the Soviet Union, and that the Communist party of Estonia is becoming increasingly Estonified despite the heavy Russian presence in both the rank and file and the top leadership.