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cosmopolitanize

cosmopolitanize verb: to make cosmopolitan.

Verb

cosmopolitanize (third-person singular simple present cosmopolitanizes, present participle cosmopolitanizing, simple past and past participle cosmopolitanized)

  1. (transitive) To make cosmopolitan.
    • It will invigorate and cosmopolitanize Japanese society and in time not only enhance the nation's status as a leading power, but also serve to revive international confidence in its economy.2011, Hans Brinckmann, Showa Japan

Forms of cosmopolitanize

third-person singular presentcosmopolitanizes
present participlecosmopolitanizing
past participlecosmopolitanized
pastcosmopolitanized
alternative formcosmopolitanise

Origin of cosmopolitanize

From cosmopolitan + -ize.

Questions about cosmopolitanize

What does cosmopolitanize mean?
Cosmopolitanize means to make cosmopolitan.
What part of speech is cosmopolitanize?
Cosmopolitanize is a verb.
What is the past tense of cosmopolitanize?
The past tense of cosmopolitanize is cosmopolitanized.

Words near cosmopolitanize in the dictionary

  1. cosmopolitanism
  2. cosmopolitanisms
  3. cosmopolitanist
  4. cosmopolitanization
  5. cosmopolitanizations
  6. cosmopolitanize
  7. cosmopolitanized
  8. cosmopolitanizes
  9. cosmopolitanizing
  10. cosmopolitanly
  11. cosmopolitanness

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