Northernize

[ nawr-ther-nahyz ]

verb (used with object)

, (sometimes lowercase)

, North·ern·ized, North·ern·iz·ing.

1. to make northern; impart qualities considered typical of the North, especially of the northern part of U.S.

Word History and Origins

Origin of Northernize¹

1855–60; Northern ( def ) + -ize