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, noun

Words nearby indigenize

indifferent gonad, indifferentism, indifferent tissue, indigence, indigene, indigenize, indigenous, Indigenous Australian, Indigenous Peoples' Day, indigent, indigested