otherize

[uhth-uh-rahyz]

verb (used with object)

otherized, otherizing 

1. other.

Word History and Origins

Origin of otherize¹

First recorded in 2000–05; other ( def. ) + -ize ( def. )

Example Sentences

“It allows people to ‘otherize’ us because they haven’t seen that we have contributed to the making of this country.”

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If there’s any strategy to this, though, it’s just to belittle and otherize his fierce new competition.

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To Hostin, this erasure is a way to "otherize" other cultures.

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The Western characters speak with exaggerated accents that are meant to “otherize” them.

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NBC host Chuck Todd was admonished by investigative reporter Nikole Hannah-Jones on Sunday for remarks that otherize parents of color.

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