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indigenize

[ in-dij-uh-nahyz ]

verb (used with object)

, in·dig·e·nized, in·dig·e·niz·ing.
  1. to make indigenous.
  2. to increase local participation in or ownership of:

    to indigenize foreign-owned companies.

  3. to adapt (beliefs, customs, etc.) to local ways.


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Other Words From

  • in·dige·ni·zation noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of indigenize1

First recorded in 1950–55; indigen(ous) + -ize

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