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Arabicize

[ uh-rab-uh-sahyz ]
/ əˈræb əˌsaɪz /
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verb (used with or without object), A·rab·i·cized, A·rab·i·ciz·ing.
(of a language or a linguistic feature) to make or become Arabic in form.
Arabize.
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Also especially British, A·rab·i·cise .

Origin of Arabicize

First recorded in 1870–75; Arabic + -ize

OTHER WORDS FROM Arabicize

A·rab·i·ci·za·tion, noun

Words nearby Arabicize

Arabian Sea, Arabia Petraea, Arabic, arabica bean, arabica coffee, Arabicize, Arabic numeral, arabinose, arabinoside, arabis, Arab-Israeli conflict
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