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Indigenize

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indigeniseverbAlternative form of indigenize. [To bring something under the control or influence of an indigenous people.]
indianizeverb(transitive) To make Indian.
colonizeverb(transitive) To settle (a place) with colonists, and hence make (a place) into a colony.
amerindianizeverb(transitive) To make Amerindian.
nativizeverb(transitive) To make native; to incorporate into native culture.
self-colonizeverbTo regain power (by indigenous people) after having been under colonial rule by another country, typically with the adoption of some of the culture of the former colonizers.
go nativeverb(idiomatic) To adopt the lifestyle or outlook of local inhabitants, especially when dwelling in a colonial region.
domesticateverb(transitive) To adapt to live with humans.
governmentalizeverb(US, transitive) To bring (a private entity, or a decentralized entity) under government control; to nationalize.
endenizenverb(obsolete, transitive) To bestow the privileges of a denizen; to naturalize.
endenizeverb(obsolete) Alternative form of endenizen. [(obsolete, transitive) To bestow the privileges of a denizen; to naturalize.]
governmentaliseverbAlternative form of governmentalize. [(US, transitive) To bring (a private entity, or a decentralized entity) under government control; to nationalize.]
religionizeverb(transitive) To bring under the influence of religion.
indenizenverbAlternative form of endenizen. [(obsolete, transitive) To bestow the privileges of a denizen; to naturalize.]
nationalizeverbTo bring a private company, or an industry comprising such companies, under the control of a specific government.
missionizenoun(intransitive) To work as a missionary; to do missionary work.
indenizeverb(archaic, transitive) To naturalize.
acculturateverb(transitive) To cause (a person) to acquire the culture of a society (or of a region, industry, or company), as in the case of children growing up in that culture, immigrants learning that culture, or new hires learning the ropes of a job.
indianiseverbNon-Oxford British English standard spelling of Indianize. [(transitive) To make Indian.]
religifyverb(transitive) To religionize; to bring under the influence of religion.

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