cosmopolitanize

American

[koz-muh-pol-i-tn-ahyz] / ˌkɒz məˈpɒl ɪ tnˌaɪz /

especially British, cosmopolitanise

verb (used with object)

cosmopolitanized, cosmopolitanizing

to make cosmopolitan.

Other Word Forms

cosmopolitanization noun

Etymology

Origin of cosmopolitanize

First recorded in 1875–80; cosmopolitan + -ize

Example Sentences

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Critics looking for significance in Anything Goes might write it off as part of the cinema's campaign to cosmopolitanize its audiences.

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