otherize

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verb

To make or regard (a person, social group, etc.) as alien or different.

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Meanings

verbotherize (third-person singular simple present otherizes, present participle otherizing, simple past and past participle otherized)

present singular third person otherizes · participle present otherizing · participle past otherized · past otherized · alternative otherise

  1. transitiveTo make or regard (a person, social group, etc.) as alien or different.

Origin

From other + -ize.

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Translations

Finnish toiseuttaa
  • toiseuttaamake or regard (a person, social group, etc.) as alien or different
Spanish alienar, enajenar
  • alienarmake or regard (a person, social group, etc.) as alien or different
  • enajenarmake or regard (a person, social group, etc.) as alien or different
  • ajenarmake or regard (a person, social group, etc.) as alien or different

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

theorize
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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