foreignizing

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UK/ˈfɒɹənʌɪzɪŋ/

adjective

That makes foreign.

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Meanings

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of foreignize
adjectiveforeignizing (comparative more foreignizing, superlative most foreignizing)

comparative more foreignizing · superlative most foreignizing

  1. That makes foreign.

    Foreignizing translation styles bend English into shapes that mirror some limited aspect of the source language, such as word order or sentence structure.

    2011, David Bellos, Is That a Fish in Your Ear?, Penguin, published 2012, page 52
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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