Semitize

S1E1M3I1T1I1Z10E1
/ˈsɛmɪtaɪz/

verb

To make Semitic as to language or culture.

Similar
Semiticize
Scrabble 19
Ask AI about this wordChatGPTClaudePerplexityGoogle AIGrok

Meanings

verbSemitize (third-person singular simple present Semitizes, present participle Semitizing, simple past and past participle Semitized)

present singular third person Semitizes · participle present Semitizing · participle past Semitized · past Semitized · alternative Semitise

  1. transitiveTo make Semitic as to language or culture.

    In a 1968 contribution he would even Semitize the Latin half of the Greco- Roman legacy by observing that the Phoenicians were "in Italy at the dawn of Roman history."

    1999, Jacques Berlinerblau, Heresy in the University: The Black Athena Controversy and the Responsibilities of American Intellectuals

    Synonyms: Semiticize

Synonyms & antonyms

verbTo make Semitic as to language or culture.

Similar
Semiticize
Also see
semiticize

Origin

From Semite + -ize.

Full word history & related roots →

Translations

French sémitiser
  • sémitiserto make Semitic
German semitisieren
  • semitisierento make Semitic
Italian semitizzare
  • semitizzareto make Semitic
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

Source: Semitize on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.