cosmopolitanize

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verb

To make cosmopolitan.

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Meanings

verbcosmopolitanize (third-person singular simple present cosmopolitanizes, present participle cosmopolitanizing, simple past and past participle cosmopolitanized)

present singular third person cosmopolitanizes · participle present cosmopolitanizing · participle past cosmopolitanized · past cosmopolitanized · alternative cosmopolitanise

  1. transitiveTo make cosmopolitan.

    It will invigorate and cosmopolitanize Japanese society and in time not only enhance the nation's status as a leading power, but also serve to revive international confidence in its economy.

    2011, Hans Brinckmann, Showa Japan

Origin

From cosmopolitan + -ize.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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