Arabicize

especially British, A·rab·i·cise

[uh-rab-uh-sahyz]

verb (used with or without object)

Arabicized, Arabicizing 

1. (of a language or a linguistic feature) to make or become Arabic in form.

2. Arabize.

Other Word Forms

• Arabicization noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of Arabicize¹

First recorded in 1870–75; Arabic + -ize

Example Sentences

Saddam had expelled many Kurds from Kirkuk in his attempt to Arabicize the city.

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