whitenize
whitenize verb: to adapt to the cultural norms of white people.
Verb
whitenize (third-person singular simple present whitenizes, present participle whitenizing, simple past and past participle whitenized)
- To adapt to the cultural norms of white people.
- And most of the major characters are made into puppets to prove the thesis that America "whitenizes" blacks and converts everyone else into "freaks."1982, Best Sellers, volume 42, Helen Dwight Reid Educational Foundation, page 85
- […] the move to sanitize, whitenize, and normalize the public and visible representations of the LGBTTSQ community, as was evident in the response from national gay organizations to a right-wing ad campaign featuring "ex-gays."2001, Kitty Krupat, Out at Work: Building a Gay-labor Alliance, page 52
- Synonyms:
- whitify
Synonyms of whitenize
Forms of whitenize
| third-person singular present | whitenizes |
|---|---|
| present participle | whitenizing |
| past participle | whitenized |
| past | whitenized |
Origin of whitenize
From whiten + -ize.
Questions about whitenize
- What does whitenize mean?
- Whitenize means to adapt to the cultural norms of white people.
- What part of speech is whitenize?
- Whitenize is a verb.
- What is the past tense of whitenize?
- The past tense of whitenize is whitenized.
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