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

Example Sentences

See Examples For:

Hispanicized

She returned to Brazil, and in 1965 she married Alfredo Monteverde, a Romanian immigrant who had been born a Greenberg but Hispanicized his surname.

From New York Times ● Jul. 16, 2022