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Philippinize

Philippinize verb: to make Filipino.

Verb

Philippinize (third-person singular simple present Philippinizes, present participle Philippinizing, simple past and past participle Philippinized)

  1. (transitive) To make Filipino.

Forms of Philippinize

third-person singular presentPhilippinizes
present participlePhilippinizing
past participlePhilippinized
pastPhilippinized

Origin of Philippinize

From Philippine + -ize.

Questions about Philippinize

What does Philippinize mean?
Philippinize means to make Filipino.
What part of speech is Philippinize?
Philippinize is a verb.
What is the past tense of Philippinize?
The past tense of Philippinize is Philippinized.

Words near Philippinize in the dictionary

  1. Philippines
  2. Philippinist
  3. Philippinists
  4. philippinite
  5. Philippinization
  6. Philippinize
  7. Philippinized
  8. Philippinizes
  9. Philippinizing
  10. philippise
  11. philippised

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