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Northernize

American  
[nawr-ther-nahyz] / ˈnɔr ðərˌnaɪz /
especially British, Northernise

verb (used with object)

(sometimes lowercase)
Northernized, Northernizing

  1. to make northern; impart qualities considered typical of the North, especially of the northern part of U.S.

Etymology

Origin of Northernize

1855–60; Northern ( def. ) + -ize

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