foreignise
foreignise is the non-Oxford British English standard spelling of foreignize.
Meaning of foreignize
Verb
foreignize (third-person singular simple present foreignizes, present participle foreignizing, simple past and past participle foreignized)
- To make foreign.
- Politicians warned that unrestricted immigration would foreignize the country.
- To retain foreign elements in a story that might be unfamiliar to readers of the translated text.
- Antonyms:
- domesticate
Forms of foreignise
| third-person singular present | foreignises |
|---|---|
| present participle | foreignising |
| past participle | foreignised |
| past | foreignised |
Origin of foreignise
From foreign + -ise.
Questions about foreignise
- What is foreignise the non-Oxford British English standard spelling of?
- Foreignise is the non-Oxford British English standard spelling of foreignize.
Words near foreignise in the dictionary
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