Mexicanize

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verb

To make Mexican.

“US businesses have met with mixed results in attempting to Mexicanize.”

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Meanings

verbMexicanize (third-person singular simple present Mexicanizes, present participle Mexicanizing, simple past and past participle Mexicanized)

present singular third person Mexicanizes · participle present Mexicanizing · participle past Mexicanized · past Mexicanized

  1. transitiveTo make Mexican.

    Mexicanizing a recipe isn't as simple as covering it in peppers and guacamole!

  2. intransitiveTo become Mexican.

    US businesses have met with mixed results in attempting to Mexicanize.

Origin

From Mexican + -ize.

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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