deprovincialize

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verb

To make less of provincial.

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Meanings

verbdeprovincialize (third-person singular simple present deprovincializes, present participle deprovincializing, simple past and past participle deprovincialized)

present singular third person deprovincializes · participle present deprovincializing · participle past deprovincialized · past deprovincialized

  1. transitiveTo make less of provincial.

Origin

From de- + provincial + -ize.

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APA

deprovincialize. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/deprovincialize

MLA

“deprovincialize.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/deprovincialize. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “deprovincialize,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/deprovincialize.

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