southernize

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verb

To make southern in character.

Scrabble 23

Meanings

verbsouthernize (third-person singular simple present southernizes, present participle southernizing, simple past and past participle southernized)

present singular third person southernizes · participle present southernizing · participle past southernized · past southernized · alternative southernise

  1. transitiveTo make southern in character.
  2. intransitiveTo become southern in character.

Origin

Translations

French méridionaliser
  • méridionaliserTranslations
Japanese 南方化する
  • 南方化する (nanpōkasuru)Translations
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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