Meanings
sinicize1
verbsinicize (third-person singular simple present sinicizes, present participle sinicizing, simple past and past participle sinicized)
present singular third person sinicizes · participle present sinicizing · participle past sinicized · past sinicized · alternative Sinicise · alternative sinicise · alternative Sinicize
- transitiveTo make something Chinese in form or character.
- transitiveTo convert to Chinese characters or to enable to work with the Chinese script.
Sinicize2
verbSinicize (third-person singular simple present Sinicizes, present participle Sinicizing, simple past and past participle Sinicized)
present singular third person Sinicizes · participle present Sinicizing · participle past Sinicized · past Sinicized
- Alternative letter-case form of sinicize.
Synonyms & antonyms
Origin
Translations
Chinese Mandarin 中國化 /中国化, 漢化 /汉化
- 中國化 /中国化 (zhōngguóhuà)make Chinese in form or character
- 漢化 /汉化 (hànhuà)make Chinese in form or character
French siniser, siniciser
- sinisermake Chinese in form or character
- sinicisermake Chinese in form or character
Italian sinizzare
- sinizzaremake Chinese in form or character
Māori whakahaina
- whakahainamake Chinese in form or character
Russian китаизи́ровать
- китаизи́ровать (kitaizírovatʹ)make Chinese in form or character
Spanish achinar
- achinarmake Chinese in form or character
Vietnamese Hán hóa, Hán hoá
- Hán hóamake Chinese in form or character
- Hán hoámake Chinese in form or character
- Trung Quốc hóamake Chinese in form or character
- Trung Quốc hoámake Chinese in form or character
Cite this entry
APA
sinicize. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sinicize
MLA
“sinicize.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sinicize. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sinicize,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sinicize.
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