Etymograph

English

republicize

From republic + -ize.

Formed from republic + -ize

Latin rēspūblica ‘a republic, commonwealth’

Middle French republique

English republic

Today it means

verb To convert (a state) into a republic.

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “republicize”. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.

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