cosmopolitanize

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

verb (used with object)

, cos·mo·pol·i·tan·ized, cos·mo·pol·i·tan·iz·ing.

1. to make cosmopolitan.

Other Words From

• cosmo·poli·tan·i·zation noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of cosmopolitanize¹

First recorded in 1875–80; cosmopolitan + -ize