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)
  1. to make or become Asian, especially East Asian.

Origin of Orientalize

1
First recorded in 1815–25; oriental + -ize
  • Also especially British, O·ri·en·tal·ise .

Other words from Orientalize

  • O·ri·en·tal·i·za·tion, noun

Words Nearby Orientalize

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2024

British Dictionary definitions for Orientalize

Orientalize

Orientalise

/ (ˌɔːrɪˈɛntəˌlaɪz) /


verb
  1. to make, become, or treat as Oriental

Derived forms of Orientalize

  • Orientalization or Orientalisation, noun

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012