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primitivization

primitivization noun: the act of reducing something to a primitive state, allowing development, or regressing to an immature state.

Noun

primitivization (usually uncountable, plural primitivizations)

  1. (usually) The act of reducing something to a primitive state, allowing development, or regressing to an immature state.
    • The imperialist power practiced primitivization on its colonial possessions.

Forms of primitivization

pluralprimitivizations

Origin of primitivization

From primitivize + -ation.

Questions about primitivization

What does primitivization mean?
Primitivization means the act of reducing something to a primitive state, allowing development, or regressing to an immature state.
What part of speech is primitivization?
Primitivization is a noun.
What is the plural of primitivization?
The plural of primitivization is primitivizations.

Words near primitivization in the dictionary

  1. primitivistic
  2. primitivistically
  3. primitivists
  4. primitivities
  5. primitivity
  6. primitivization
  7. primitivizations
  8. primitivize
  9. primitivized
  10. primitivizes
  11. primitivizing

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