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Malayanize

Malayanize verb: to make Malayan.

Verb

Malayanize (third-person singular simple present Malayanizes, present participle Malayanizing, simple past and past participle Malayanized)

  1. To make Malayan.
    • Due to their limited education, the service is not likely to be “Malayanized” for many years.1954, Walter Henry Judd, Special Study Mission to Southeast Asia and the Pacific: A Report
    • In the ecological structure of some of the Malaysian cities the principles of an Islamized and Malayanized image of the Indian city of ancient Southeast Asia are still to be seen.1977, Urban Anthropology, volume 6, page 212

Forms of Malayanize

third-person singular presentMalayanizes
present participleMalayanizing
past participleMalayanized
pastMalayanized
alternative formMalayanise

Origin of Malayanize

From Malayan + -ize.

Questions about Malayanize

What does Malayanize mean?
Malayanize means to make Malayan.
What part of speech is Malayanize?
Malayanize is a verb.
What is the past tense of Malayanize?
The past tense of Malayanize is Malayanized.

Words near Malayanize in the dictionary

  1. Malayan tapirs
  2. Malayanisation
  3. Malayanist
  4. Malayanists
  5. Malayanization
  6. Malayanize
  7. Malayanized
  8. Malayanizes
  9. Malayanizing
  10. Malayans
  11. Malaybalay

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