italianate

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verb

ital·​ian·​ate ə-ˈtal-yə-ˌnāt 

i-

variants often Italianate

italianated; italianating; italianates; often Italianated; Italianating; Italianates

transitive verb

: italianize

Italianate

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adjective

Ital·​ian·​ate ə-ˈtal-yə-nət  -ˌnāt 

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: Italian in quality or characteristics

Examples of italianate in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Adjective

In Buckhead Village, an upscale shopping district on Peachtree Road in North Atlanta, luxury stores and aspirational retail are clotted together in a spread of Italianate architecture. — Niela Orr, Vulture, 5 May 2026

This was audacious in an area dotted with stony, colonial farmhouses and quaint villages of Federal and Italianate homes. — Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 30 Apr. 2026

Built in the popular late Victorian Italianate architecture of its day, the two-story, five-bedroom, three-bathroom house was built in 1872. — Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 17 Apr. 2026

Head to his gallery to admire his extensive oeuvre of paintings, pottery, and sculptures, all done in a classic, Italianate style. — Cu Fleshman, Travel + Leisure, 12 Apr. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

Verb

1567, in the meaning defined above

Adjective

1592, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for italianate

• abbreviate
• accelerate
• accommodate
• accumulate
• acuminate
• adjudicate
• adulterate
• affiliate
• agglomerate
• agglutinate
• alleviate
• amalgamate