Africanize
to replace the European or white staff of (an organization in Africa) with Black Africans.
to bring under African, especially Black African, influence or to adapt to African needs.
Origin of Africanize
1- Also especially British, Af·ri·can·ise .
Other words from Africanize
- Af·ri·can·i·za·tion, noun
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How to use Africanize in a sentence
But nevertheless a majority of the whites determined to resist further Africanization in government.
Civil War and Reconstruction in Alabama | Walter L. FlemingHave we rightly comprehended the fearful import of those words, the Africanization of the South?
The Alternative: A Separate Nationality, or The Africanization of the South | William Henry HolcombeIf the Republican party is permitted to get into power, the Africanization of the South may be gradual, but it will be sure.
The Alternative: A Separate Nationality, or The Africanization of the South | William Henry HolcombeThe only alternative left us is this: a separate nationality or the Africanization of the South.
The Alternative: A Separate Nationality, or The Africanization of the South | William Henry HolcombeSo that the practically complete Africanization of the United States would be only a question of this century.
The Color Line | William Benjamin Smith
British Dictionary definitions for Africanize
Africanise
/ (ˈæfrɪkəˌnaɪz) /
(tr) to make African, esp to give control of (policy, government, etc) to Africans
Derived forms of Africanize
- Africanization or Africanisation, noun
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