💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Indigenize"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| indigeniseverb | Alternative 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-colonizeverb | To 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.] |
| governmentaliseverb | Alternative 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. |
| indenizenverb | Alternative form of endenizen. [(obsolete, transitive) To bestow the privileges of a denizen; to naturalize.] |
| nationalizeverb | To 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. |
| indianiseverb | Non-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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