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Arabicize

American  
[uh-rab-uh-sahyz] / əˈræb əˌsaɪz /
especially British, Arabicise

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

Etymology

Origin of Arabicize

First recorded in 1870–75; Arabic + -ize

Example Sentences

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

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