provincialize

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verb

To render provincial; to reduce or allot to provinces.

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Meanings

verbprovincialize (third-person singular simple present provincializes, present participle provincializing, simple past and past participle provincialized)

present singular third person provincializes · participle present provincializing · participle past provincialized · past provincialized

  1. transitiveTo render provincial; to reduce or allot to provinces.

Origin

From provincial + -ize.

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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