Arabise

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A form of Arabize — To make Arab; to give Arab traits to.

Scrabble 9

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verbArabise (third-person singular simple present Arabises, present participle Arabising, simple past and past participle Arabised)

present singular third person Arabises · participle present Arabising · participle past Arabised · past Arabised

  1. alternativeAlternative spelling of Arabize.

    ‘Asalaamu Alaikum,’ said an unfamiliar voice in the faux-Arabised accent of a non-Arab Muslim who is trying too hard, and Parvaiz looked up to see a compact but powerfully built man, muscles distorting the shape of his tightly fitting bomber jacket.

    2017, Kamila Shamsie, Home Fire, Bloomsbury (2018), page 123

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APA

Arabise. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Arabise

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“Arabise.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Arabise. Accessed November 3, 2026.

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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Arabise,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Arabise.

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