orientalize
1Orientalize — O ri*en tal*ize, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Orientalized}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Orientalizing}.] to render Oriental; to cause to conform to Oriental manners or conditions. [1913 Webster] …
2orientalize — (Amer.) É”Ërɪ entÉ™laɪz v. make oriental, make eastern; spread oriental culture, spread eastern culture (also orientalise) …
3Orientalize — [ôr΄ē en′t līz΄] vt., vi. Orientalized, Orientalizing to make or become Oriental in character, culture, customs, etc …
4orientalize — oriental ► ADJECTIVE ▪ of, from, or characteristic of the Far East. ► NOUN often offensive ▪ a person of Far Eastern descent. DERIVATIVES orientalism noun orientalist noun orientalize (also orientalise) verb orientally adverb …
5orientalize — verb make oriental in character orientalize your garden • Syn: ↑orientalise • Ant: ↑occidentalise (for: ↑orientalise), ↑occidentalize • …
6orientalize — verb ( ized; izing) Date: 1823 transitive verb often capitalized to make Asian ; give Asian qualities to intransitive verb often capitalized to adopt Asian characteristics • orientalization noun, often capitalized …
7Orientalize — Orientalization, n. /awr ee en tl uyz , ohr /, v.t., v.i., Orientalized, Orientalizing. (often l.c.) to make or become Oriental. Also, esp. Brit., Orientalise. [1815 25; ORIENTAL + IZE] * * * …
8orientalize — ori·en·tal·ize …
9Orientalize — O•ri•en•tal•ize [[t]ˌɔr iˈɛn tlˌaɪz, ˌoʊr [/t]] v. t. v. i. ized, iz•ing. (often l.c.) to make or become Oriental • Etymology: 1815–25 O ri•en tal•i•za′tion, n …
10de-orientalize — de organize, de orientalize see de II. 1 …
