Italianate

Italian +‎ -ate

Italianate (comparative more Italianate, superlative most Italianate)

1. Italian in style or character.
   • 2001, Death by Darjeeling, Laura Childs, Page 15

     "This was a residence designed for living on a grand scale, with gilt chandeliers dangling overhead, rich oil paintings adorning walls, and Italianate marble fireplaces in every room."

   • 2020 December 2, Anthony Lambert, “Reimagining Railway Stations”, in Rail, page 42, photo caption:

     Charlbury, between Oxford and Worcester, is one of the few surviving Italianate stations designed by Brunel. Built in 1853, it is characterised by the broad overhanging hipped roof, providing shelter at front and rear.

Italianate (third-person singular simple present Italianates, present participle Italianating, simple past and past participle Italianated)

1. To Italianize