indigenize
[ in-dij-uh-nahyz ]
verb (used with object),in·dig·e·nized, in·dig·e·niz·ing.
to make indigenous.
to increase local participation in or ownership of: to indigenize foreign-owned companies.
to adapt (beliefs, customs, etc.) to local ways.
Origin of indigenize
1First recorded in 1950–55; indigen(ous) + -ize
- Also especially British, in·dig·e·nise .
Other words from indigenize
- in·dig·e·ni·za·tion, noun
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