Vietnamize

American

[vee-et-nuh-mahyz, vyet-, vee-it-] / viˈɛt nəˌmaɪz, ˈvyɛt-, ˈvi ɪt- /

especially British, Vietnamise

verb (used with object)

Vietnamized, Vietnamizing

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

Etymology

Origin of Vietnamize

First recorded in 1955–60; Vietnam + -ize

Example Sentences

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Having spent the last several years assuring the public that his government would Vietnamize the war and withdraw, Nixon felt obliged to renew the air war against the North Vietnamese to contain their attack.

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