deparochialize
deparochialize verb: to make or become less parochial; to broaden into a more universal and sophisticated perspective.
Verb
deparochialize (third-person singular simple present deparochializes, present participle deparochializing, simple past and past participle deparochialized)
- To make or become less parochial; to broaden into a more universal and sophisticated perspective.
- But doing so can also help deparochialize understandings, and illuminate the world, the other, and ultimately, one's own society and self.2004, David L. Szanton, The Politics of Knowledge: Area Studies and the Disciplines, page 2
- Therefore, I shall refer to specific instances of practice drawn from various teacher education programs that have begun to deparochialize education.2011, Bob Lingard, Jon Nixon, Stewart Ranson, Transforming Learning in Schools and Communities
Forms of deparochialize
| third-person singular present | deparochializes |
|---|---|
| present participle | deparochializing |
| past participle | deparochialized |
| past | deparochialized |
| alternative form | de-parochialize |
| alternative form | deparochialise |
| alternative form | de-parochialise |
Origin of deparochialize
From de- + parochialize.
Questions about deparochialize
- What does deparochialize mean?
- Deparochialize means to make or become less parochial; to broaden into a more universal and sophisticated perspective.
- What part of speech is deparochialize?
- Deparochialize is a verb.
- What is the past tense of deparochialize?
- The past tense of deparochialize is deparochialized.
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