Orientalize
[ awr-ee-en-tl-ahyz, ohr- ]
verb (used with or without object),O·ri·en·tal·ized, O·ri·en·tal·iz·ing.(often lowercase)
to make or become Asian, especially East Asian.
Origin of Orientalize
1- Also especially British, O·ri·en·tal·ise .
Other words from Orientalize
- O·ri·en·tal·i·za·tion, noun
Words Nearby Orientalize
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British Dictionary definitions for Orientalize
Orientalize
Orientalise
/ (ˌɔːrɪˈɛntəˌlaɪz) /
verb
to make, become, or treat as Oriental
Derived forms of Orientalize
- Orientalization or Orientalisation, noun
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