cosmopolitanize

especially British, cos·mo·pol·i·tan·ise

[koz-muh-pol-i-tn-ahyz]

verb (used with object)

cosmopolitanized, cosmopolitanizing 

1. to make cosmopolitan.

Other Word Forms

• cosmopolitanization noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of cosmopolitanize¹

First recorded in 1875–80; cosmopolitan + -ize

Example Sentences

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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