mandarinize
mandarinize verb: to adapt for the use of government bureaucrats, or mandarins.
Verb (1)
mandarinize (third-person singular simple present mandarinizes, present participle mandarinizing, simple past and past participle mandarinized)
- To adapt for the use of government bureaucrats, or mandarins.
- Kojève […] sought to depoliticize and “mandarinize” the process through economic arrangements […]2012, Will Kymlicka, Kathryn Walker, Rooted Cosmopolitanism: Canada and the World, page 200
Verb (2) capitalized: Mandarinize
Mandarinize (third-person singular simple present Mandarinizes, present participle Mandarinizing, simple past and past participle Mandarinized)
- To make something or someone Mandarin.
Forms of mandarinize
| third-person singular present | mandarinizes |
|---|---|
| present participle | mandarinizing |
| past participle | mandarinized |
| past | mandarinized |
| third-person singular present | Mandarinizes |
| present participle | Mandarinizing |
| past participle | Mandarinized |
| past | Mandarinized |
Origin of mandarinize
From mandarin + -ize.
From Mandarin + -ize.
Words formed from mandarinize
Questions about mandarinize
- What does mandarinize mean?
- Mandarinize means to adapt for the use of government bureaucrats, or mandarins.
- What part of speech is mandarinize?
- Mandarinize is a verb.
- What is the past tense of mandarinize?
- The past tense of mandarinize is mandarinized.
Words near mandarinize in the dictionary
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