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)
- 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 present | demographizes |
|---|---|
| present participle | demographizing |
| past participle | demographized |
| past | demographized |
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
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