provincialize
[ pruh-vin-shuh-lahyz ]
/ prəˈvɪn ʃəˌlaɪz /
verb (used with object), pro·vin·cial·ized, pro·vin·cial·iz·ing.
to make provincial in character.
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Also especially British, pro·vin·cial·ise .
Origin of provincialize
First recorded in 1795–1805; provincial + -ize
OTHER WORDS FROM provincialize
pro·vin·cial·i·za·tion, nounde·pro·vin·cial·i·za·tion, nounde·pro·vin·cial·ize, verb (used with object), de·pro·vin·cial·ized, de·pro·vin·cial·iz·ing.Dictionary.com Unabridged
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