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Negroize

[ nee-groh-ahyz ]
/ ˈni groʊˌaɪz /
Rare: Often Offensive.

verb (used with object), Ne·gro·ized, Ne·gro·iz·ing.(sometimes lowercase)

to cause to include Black people or to have the qualities or characteristics of Black people: efforts to Negroize the team.
to infuse or imbue with Negroism.

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Also especially British, Ne·gro·ise .

Origin of Negroize

First recorded in 1885–90; Negro + -ize

usage note for Negroize

See Black1.

Words nearby Negroize

Negrito, Negritude, Negro, Negroid, Negroism, Negroize, negroni, Negrophil, Negrophile, Negrophobe, Negrophobia
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