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Tibetanize

/tɪˈbɛ.tə.naɪz/

Tibetanize verb: to make more Tibetan.

Verb

Tibetanize (third-person singular simple present Tibetanizes, present participle Tibetanizing, simple past and past participle Tibetanized)

  1. (transitive) To make more Tibetan.
    • The Tibetan race Tibetanizes the Chinaman who makes Tibet his home.1923, Flora Beal Shelton, Shelton of Tibet, New York, NY: George H. Doran Company, page 101
    • In the 7th century an invading Tibetan warlord kept Ladakh for himself, Tibetanizing it and elevating it to a separate realm.2008, Maria Teresa Burwell, editor, Fodor's India, 6th edition, New York: Fodor's, →ISBN, page 328

Forms of Tibetanize

third-person singular presentTibetanizes
present participleTibetanizing
past participleTibetanized
pastTibetanized
alternative UKTibetanise

Origin of Tibetanize

From Tibetan + -ize.

Words formed from Tibetanize

Questions about Tibetanize

What does Tibetanize mean?
Tibetanize means to make more Tibetan.
What part of speech is Tibetanize?
Tibetanize is a verb.
How do you pronounce Tibetanize?
Tibetanize is pronounced /tɪˈbɛ.tə.naɪz/.
What is the past tense of Tibetanize?
The past tense of Tibetanize is Tibetanized.

Words near Tibetanize in the dictionary

  1. Tibetanises
  2. Tibetanising
  3. Tibetanist
  4. Tibetanists
  5. Tibetanization
  6. Tibetanize
  7. Tibetanized
  8. Tibetanizes
  9. Tibetanizing
  10. Tibetanness
  11. Tibetans

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