Spanishize

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verb

To make Spanish; to impose the culture or norms of Spain upon.

“an attempt to Spanishize the Native Americans”

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Meanings

verbSpanishize (third-person singular simple present Spanishizes, present participle Spanishizing, simple past and past participle Spanishized)

present singular third person Spanishizes · participle present Spanishizing · participle past Spanishized · past Spanishized

  1. transitiveTo make Spanish; to impose the culture or norms of Spain upon.

    an attempt to Spanishize the Native Americans

Origin

From Spanish + -ize.

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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