Malayanize

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verb

To make Malayan.

Scrabble 24

Meanings

verbMalayanize (third-person singular simple present Malayanizes, present participle Malayanizing, simple past and past participle Malayanized)

present singular third person Malayanizes · participle present Malayanizing · participle past Malayanized · past Malayanized · alternative Malayanise

  1. To make Malayan.

    Due to their limited education, the service is not likely to be “Malayanized” for many years.

    1954, Walter Henry Judd, Special Study Mission to Southeast Asia and the Pacific: A Report
    2 more examples

    In the ecological structure of some of the Malaysian cities the principles of an Islamized and Malayanized image of the Indian city of ancient Southeast Asia are still to be seen.

    1977, Urban Anthropology, volume 6, page 212

    At higher levels, the SWECs and DWECs began Malayanizing their elements in order to aid the transition to an independent national government; Malayans now had responsibility for their decisions in the counterinsurgency fight.

    2015, Major Richard B. Johnson, Biggest Stick: The Employment Of Artillery Units In Counterinsurgency

Origin

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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