indigenize
verb (used with object)
to make indigenous.
indigenization
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a word derived from
indigenize.
Example Sentences
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Unsurprisingly, Washington’s concession hasn’t moderated Beijing’s indigenization drive.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 23, 2025
Koreans living in the United States congregate in metro areas and can find mayo on almost every street corner, but its indigenization in Korea itself is still incomplete.
From Salon ● May 18, 2024
However, there are no details and when asked by Reuters about indigenization, another member of the government, Industry and Commerce minister Mike Bimha, declined to discuss something he said was outside his remit.
From Reuters ● Nov. 15, 2013
“Am I going to assign another man to make my wife pregnant and get a child?” asked Savior Kasukuwere, the ZANU-PF minister overseeing the process known as indigenization.
From New York Times ● May 20, 2012
Officials and economists say the figure would have been far higher without the controversy around the indigenization law.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 3, 2011
