Tibetanize

present singular third person Tibetanizes · participle present Tibetanizing · participle past Tibetanized · past Tibetanized · alternative UK Tibetanise

1. transitiveTo make more Tibetan.

   The Tibetan race Tibetanizes the Chinaman who makes Tibet his home.

   1923, Flora Beal Shelton, Shelton of Tibet, New York, NY: George H. Doran Company, page 101

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   In the 7th century an invading Tibetan warlord kept Ladakh for himself, Tibetanizing it and elevating it to a separate realm.

   2008, Maria Teresa Burwell, editor, Fodor's India, 6th edition, New York: Fodor's, →ISBN, page 328

   Yet, many academics approach Bhutan with a prior knowledge of Tibet and often show a naive tendency to Tibetanize Bhutan.

   2013, Karma Phuntsho, The History of Bhutan, Noida, Uttar Pradesh: Random House India, →ISBN, page xii