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demographize

demographize verb: to convert into, or adapt to the needs or norms of, a demographic.

Verb

demographize (third-person singular simple present demographizes, present participle demographizing, simple past and past participle demographized)

  1. (transitive) To convert into, or adapt to the needs or norms of, a demographic.
    • Housing and its demographizing reflect the improving education, income, and "power" of a group. It also reflects the generation gap between third and fourth generation Italian-Americans.1970, George L. Farmer, The Dilemma of the Italian-American, page 4
    • Generation Y is partly a marketing term and, like Generation X before it, is to some extent a construct that helps advertisers to 'demographize' a particular age group.2016, Joost de Bruin, Koos Zwaan, Adapting Idols, page 111

Forms of demographize

third-person singular presentdemographizes
present participledemographizing
past participledemographized
pastdemographized

Questions about demographize

What does demographize mean?
Demographize means to convert into, or adapt to the needs or norms of, a demographic.
What part of speech is demographize?
Demographize is a verb.
What is the past tense of demographize?
The past tense of demographize is demographized.

Words near demographize in the dictionary

  1. demographical
  2. demographically
  3. demographics
  4. demographies
  5. demographization
  6. demographize
  7. demographized
  8. demographizes
  9. demographizing
  10. demographs
  11. demography

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