japanize
japanize is the alternative letter-case form of Japanize.
Verb capitalized: Japanize
Japanize (third-person singular simple present Japanizes, present participle Japanizing, simple past and past participle Japanized)
- To Nipponize.
- Multiplying five times as rapidly as the whites, the Japs must someday―unless the problem is met now―absolutely control this Coast. Just as Hawaii and the Sacramento valley have been Japanized, so will the state of Washington.1919 July 29, “Is This To Remain White Man's Land?”, in Seattle Star
- His latest, Tokyo Godfathers, may sound like a gangster film, but rather it's Kon's attempt to Japanize a Western tradition that goes back to Charles Dickens and beyond: the heartwarming holiday story.2003 December 3, Mark Schilling, “The ideal Xmas present?”, in The Japan Times
Forms of japanize
| third-person singular present | japanizes |
|---|---|
| present participle | japanizing |
| past participle | japanized |
| past | japanized |
| third-person singular present | Japanizes |
| present participle | Japanizing |
| past participle | Japanized |
| past | Japanized |
| alternative form | japanize |
| alternative form | Japanise |
| alternative form | japanise |
| alternative form | Japonize |
| alternative form | japonize |
| alternative form | Japonise |
| alternative form | japonise |
Origin of japanize
From Japan + -ize.
Questions about japanize
- What does japanize mean?
- Japanize means to Nipponize.
- What is japanize the alternative letter-case form of?
- Japanize is the alternative letter-case form of Japanize.
- What part of speech is japanize?
- Japanize is a verb.
- What is the past tense of japanize?
- The past tense of japanize is japanized.
Words near japanize in the dictionary
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