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indigenize

indigenize verb: to bring something under the control or influence of an indigenous people.

Verb

indigenize (third-person singular simple present indigenizes, present participle indigenizing, simple past and past participle indigenized)

  1. To bring something under the control or influence of an indigenous people.

Forms of indigenize

third-person singular presentindigenizes
present participleindigenizing
past participleindigenized
pastindigenized

Questions about indigenize

What does indigenize mean?
Indigenize means to bring something under the control or influence of an indigenous people.
What part of speech is indigenize?
Indigenize is a verb.
What is the past tense of indigenize?
The past tense of indigenize is indigenized.

Words near indigenize in the dictionary

  1. indigenistic
  2. indigenists
  3. indigenity
  4. indigenization
  5. indigenizations
  6. indigenize
  7. indigenized
  8. indigenizes
  9. indigenizing
  10. indigenocide
  11. indigenocides

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