"whitenize" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

Forms: whitenizes [present, singular, third-person], whitenizing [participle, present], whitenized [participle, past], whitenized [past]
Etymology: whiten + -ize Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|whiten|ize}} whiten + -ize Head templates: {{en-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. Tags: transitive Synonyms: whitify Related terms: whitenization
    Sense id: en-whitenize-en-verb-iWDPoQ~9 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ize

Inflected forms

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