1. making something French in character, style, or language; adopting or adapting French customs, words, or manners
Usage: present participle of gallicize; formal or literary

Examples

• The chef was gallicizing the traditional recipe by adding French techniques and ingredients.
• Scholars noted that the court was gallicizing its customs during the 18th century.
• By gallicizing the menu, the restaurant attracted a more sophisticated clientele.
• The writer criticized the tendency of gallicizing English vocabulary with unnecessary French words.
• The aristocracy spent decades gallicizing their estates and estates in imitation of Versailles.