#transylvanianize
- Transylvanianize — To adopt traits, customs, speech particularities, or cultural elements specific to the inhabitants of Ardeal (Transylvania); to impart a Transylvanian character to a linguistic, social, or structural element. In a reflexive sense (a se ardeleniza), the term describes the process through which a person settled in Transylvania gradually assimilates the steady rhythm of local life, the specific phonetic accent, and regional idiomatic expressions.