Hispanicize

American  

[hi-span-uh-sahyz] / hɪˈspæn əˌsaɪz /

especially British, Hispanicise

verb (used with object)

(sometimes lowercase)

Hispanicized, Hispanicizing

1. to make Spanish or Latin American, as in character, custom, or style.

2. to bring under Spanish or Latin American domination or influence.

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Hispanicize British  

/ hɪˈspænɪˌsaɪz /

verb

1. (tr) to make Spanish, as in custom or culture; bring under Spanish control or influence

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Other Word Forms

• Hispanicist noun
• Hispanicization noun

Etymology

Origin of Hispanicize

First recorded in 1875–80; Hispanic + -ize