nativize

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verb

To make native; to incorporate into native culture.

“India has nativized the English language.”

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Meanings

verbnativize (third-person singular simple present nativizes, present participle nativizing, simple past and past participle nativized)

present singular third person nativizes · participle present nativizing · participle past nativized · past nativized · alternative nativise

  1. transitiveTo make native; to incorporate into native culture.

    India has nativized the English language.

Origin

From native + -ize.

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Translations

French nativiser
  • nativiserto make native

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

vanitize
Cite this entry
APA

nativize. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nativize

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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