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continentalize

[ kon-tn-en-tl-ahyz ]

verb (used with object)

, con·ti·nen·tal·ized, con·ti·nen·tal·iz·ing.
  1. to make continental, as in scope or character.
  2. (sometimes initial capital letter) to influence with European ideas or culture.


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Other Words From

  • conti·nental·i·zation noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of continentalize1

First recorded in 1850–55; continental + -ize

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