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Koreanize

Koreanize verb: to make Korean.

Verb

Koreanize (third-person singular simple present Koreanizes, present participle Koreanizing, simple past and past participle Koreanized)

  1. (transitive) To make Korean.
    • Culturally, "Americanized" Korean culture has enough problems, and efforts are being made to preserve the native culture and Koreanize foreign cultures.1975, Asian Perspectives
    • To Koreanize democracy, we should, first of all, reject long-term power by one man.1982, Daily report: Asia & Pacific

Forms of Koreanize

third-person singular presentKoreanizes
present participleKoreanizing
past participleKoreanized
pastKoreanized

Origin of Koreanize

From Korean + -ize.

Questions about Koreanize

What does Koreanize mean?
Koreanize means to make Korean.
What part of speech is Koreanize?
Koreanize is a verb.
What is the past tense of Koreanize?
The past tense of Koreanize is Koreanized.

Words near Koreanize in the dictionary

  1. Korean-style short ribs
  2. Koreanic
  3. Koreanistics
  4. Koreanization
  5. Koreanizations
  6. Koreanize
  7. Koreanized
  8. Koreanizes
  9. Koreanizing
  10. Koreanness
  11. Koreanologist

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