Orientalize

[ awr-ee-en-tl-ahyz, ohr- ]

/ ˌɔr iˈɛn tlˌaɪz, ˌoʊr- /

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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.

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Also especially British, O·ri·en·tal·ise .

Origin of Orientalize

First recorded in 1815–25; oriental + -ize

OTHER WORDS FROM Orientalize

O·ri·en·tal·i·za·tion, noun

Words nearby Orientalize

oriental cockroach, Oriental emerald, Oriental fruit moth, Orientalia, Orientalism, Orientalize, Oriental poppy, Oriental rug, Oriental topaz, orientate, orientation

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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