Koreanize

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verb

To make Korean.

Scrabble 22

Meanings

verbKoreanize (third-person singular simple present Koreanizes, present participle Koreanizing, simple past and past participle Koreanized)

present singular third person Koreanizes · participle present Koreanizing · participle past Koreanized · past Koreanized

  1. transitiveTo make Korean.

    To Koreanize democracy, we should, first of all, reject long-term power by one man.

    1982, Daily report: Asia & Pacific
    2 more examples

    Culturally, "Americanized" Korean culture has enough problems, and efforts are being made to preserve the native culture and Koreanize foreign cultures.

    1975, Asian Perspectives

    One is that we should Koreanize the nuclear problem by providing carrots, if any, and another is that we should internationalize that problem.

    1994, Richard E. Darilek, James C. Wendt, Korean Arms Control: Political-military Strategies, Studies, and Games, Rand Corporation

Origin

Translations

French coréaniser
  • coréaniserTranslations

Rhymes & wordplay

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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