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indigenize
[ in-dij-uh-nahyz ]
/ ɪnˈdɪdʒ əˌnaɪz /
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verb (used with object), in·dig·e·nized, in·dig·e·niz·ing.
to make indigenous.
to increase local participation in or ownership of: to indigenize foreign-owned companies.
to adapt (beliefs, customs, etc.) to local ways.
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Also especially British, in·dig·e·nise .
Origin of indigenize
First recorded in 1950–55; indigen(ous) + -ize
OTHER WORDS FROM indigenize
in·dig·e·ni·za·tion, nounWords nearby indigenize
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