Meanings
present singular third person Koreanizes · participle present Koreanizing · participle past Koreanized · past Koreanized
- transitiveTo make Korean.
To Koreanize democracy, we should, first of all, reject long-term power by one man.
1982, Daily report: Asia & Pacific2 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 PerspectivesOne 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
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Koreanize. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Koreanize
“Koreanize.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Koreanize. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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