exoticize

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UK/ɪɡˈzɒtɪsaɪz/US/ɪɡˈzɑtɪsaɪz/

verb

To make (something banal) seem to be exotic.

Scrabble 27

Meanings

verbexoticize (third-person singular simple present exoticizes, present participle exoticizing, simple past and past participle exoticized)

present singular third person exoticizes · participle present exoticizing · participle past exoticized · past exoticized

  1. transitiveTo make (something banal) seem to be exotic.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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