Vietnamize

[ vee-et-nuh-mahyz, vyet-, vee-it- ]

verb (used with object)

, Vi·et·nam·ized, Vi·et·nam·iz·ing.

1. to place under Vietnamese control or responsibility; subject to Vietnamization.

Word History and Origins

Origin of Vietnamize¹

First recorded in 1955–60; Vietnam + -ize