Northernize

[nawr-th er-nahyz]

verb (used with object), North·ern·ized, North·ern·iz·ing. (sometimes lowercase)

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

Also especially British, North·ern·ise.

Origin of Northernize

1855–60; Northern + -ize

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