ethnocentrize
ethnocentrize verb: to make ethnocentric.
Verb
ethnocentrize (third-person singular simple present ethnocentrizes, present participle ethnocentrizing, simple past and past participle ethnocentrized)
- To make ethnocentric.
- Does a core curriculum that embraces a multicultural approach qualify as a successful program when it provides self-contained, ethnocentrized courses juxtaposed to traditionally Euro- and androcentric counterparts?1993, Robert Stevens, The Core and the canon: a national debate, page 232
- As an American Jew, I feel that assimilation is killing my people too. There has to be a balanced, non-rascist^([sic]) way for all of us to remain who we are and not use self pride as a way to "ethnocentrize"1996, Steve Schultz, “Re: Indians and Seperatism-^([sic]) C. Peltier”, in alt.native (Usenet)
Forms of ethnocentrize
| third-person singular present | ethnocentrizes |
|---|---|
| present participle | ethnocentrizing |
| past participle | ethnocentrized |
| past | ethnocentrized |
Origin of ethnocentrize
From ethnocentric + -ize.
Questions about ethnocentrize
- What does ethnocentrize mean?
- Ethnocentrize means to make ethnocentric.
- What part of speech is ethnocentrize?
- Ethnocentrize is a verb.
- What is the past tense of ethnocentrize?
- The past tense of ethnocentrize is ethnocentrized.
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