Meanings
verbMediterraneanise (third-person singular simple present Mediterraneanises, present participle Mediterraneanising, simple past and past participle Mediterraneanised)
present singular third person Mediterraneanises · participle present Mediterraneanising · participle past Mediterraneanised · past Mediterraneanised · alternative Mediterraneanize
- transitiveTo make (someone or something) Mediterranean in behaviour or style.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*me
- Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁-?
- Proto-Indo-European*médʰi
- Proto-Indo-European*médʰyos
- Proto-Italic*meðios
- Latinmedius
- Proto-Indo-European*ters-
- Proto-Indo-European*ters-eh₂
- Proto-Italic*tersā
- Latinterra
- Latinmediterrāneus
- EnglishMediterranean
- EnglishMediterraneanise
From Mediterranean + -ise.
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Mediterraneanise. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Mediterraneanise
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Mediterraneanise,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Mediterraneanise.
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