Sanskritize

verb3

1. •
   To render a non-Sanskrit text, word, etc., in a form characteristic of Sanskrit morphology or phonology.

   • One feels further inclined to derive the Sanskrit amśa, a portion, from the aforesaid pañchu, añju, as a Sanskritising of a popular word. — 1875
2. •
   To influence a non-Sanskrit language by Sanskritic vocabulary.
3. •
   To emulate rituals and practices of upper classes so as to gain upward social mobility.

   • Their [...] desire to Sanskritize themselves, comes by identifying themselves with a surrounding socio-religious elite and high cultural values. — 2008