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whitenizing

whitenizing is the present participle and gerund of whitenize.

Meaning of whitenize

Verb

whitenize (third-person singular simple present whitenizes, present participle whitenizing, simple past and past participle whitenized)

  1. (transitive) 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
    Synonyms:
    whitify

Questions about whitenizing

What is whitenizing the present participle and gerund of?
Whitenizing is the present participle and gerund of whitenize.

Words near whitenizing in the dictionary

  1. whitenization
  2. whitenizations
  3. whitenize
  4. whitenized
  5. whitenizes
  6. whitenizing
  7. whitenoise
  8. whitenose
  9. whitens
  10. whiteout
  11. whiteouts

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