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Babelize

American  
[bey-buh-lahyz, bab-uh-] / ˈbeɪ bəˌlaɪz, ˈbæb ə- /
especially British, Babelise

verb (used with object)

(sometimes lowercase)
Babelized, Babelizing

  1. to make a confusion of (customs, languages, usages, etc.); cause to be mixed or unintelligible; confound.

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Etymology

Origin of Babelize

First recorded in 1590–1600; Babel + -ize

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