orientalise

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A form of orientalize — To make Oriental; to cause to conform to Oriental manners or conditions.

Scrabble 11

Meanings

orientalise1

verborientalise (third-person singular simple present orientalises, present participle orientalising, simple past and past participle orientalised)

present singular third person orientalises · participle present orientalising · participle past orientalised · past orientalised

  1. UKnonstandardNon-Oxford British English standard spelling of orientalize: Alternative letter-case form of Orientalize.

Orientalise2

verbOrientalise (third-person singular simple present Orientalises, present participle Orientalising, simple past and past participle Orientalised)

present singular third person Orientalises · participle present Orientalising · participle past Orientalised · past Orientalised

  1. UKnonstandardNon-Oxford British English standard spelling of Orientalize.

Synonyms & antonyms

verbmake oriental in character

Also see

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Origin

Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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