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Arabicize

[ uh-rab-uh-sahyz ]

verb (used with or without object)

Arabicized, Arabicizing.
  1. (of a language or a linguistic feature) to make or become Arabic in form.


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Other Word Forms

  • ·i··tDz noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of Arabicize1

First recorded in 1870–75; Arabic + -ize
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Example Sentences

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Saddam had expelled many Kurds from Kirkuk in his attempt to Arabicize the city.

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