deparochializing
deparochializing is the present participle and gerund of deparochialize.
Meaning of deparochialize
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
Questions about deparochializing
- What is deparochializing the present participle and gerund of?
- Deparochializing is the present participle and gerund of deparochialize.
Words near deparochializing in the dictionary
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