cantonize

[kan-tn-ahyz, -tuh-nahyz, kan-ton-ahyz]

verb (used with object), can·ton·ized, can·ton·iz·ing.

canton(def 7).

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Also especially British, can·ton·ise.

Origin of cantonize

First recorded in 1595–1605; canton + -ize

Related formscan·ton·i·za·tion, noun

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