foreignize

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verb

To make foreign.

“Politicians warned that unrestricted immigration would foreignize the country.”

Opposite
domesticate
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Meanings

verbforeignize (third-person singular simple present foreignizes, present participle foreignizing, simple past and past participle foreignized)

present singular third person foreignizes · participle present foreignizing · participle past foreignized · past foreignized · alternative foreignise

  1. transitiveTo make foreign.

    Politicians warned that unrestricted immigration would foreignize the country.

  2. transitivehuman sciencesTo retain foreign elements in a story that might be unfamiliar to readers of the translated text.

    Antonyms: domesticate

Synonyms & antonyms

verbTo retain foreign elements in a story that might be unfamiliar to readers of the translated text.

Opposite
domesticate

Origin

From foreign + -ize.

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 異化 /异化
  • 異化 /异化 (yìhuà)translation studies
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APA

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MLA

“foreignize.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/foreignize. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “foreignize,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/foreignize.

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