"exoticize" meaning in English

See exoticize in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: exoticizes [present, singular, third-person], exoticizing [participle, present], exoticized [participle, past], exoticized [past]
Etymology: From exotic + -ize. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|exotic|ize}} exotic + -ize Head templates: {{en-verb}} exoticize (third-person singular simple present exoticizes, present participle exoticizing, simple past and past participle exoticized)
  1. (transitive) To make (something banal) seem to be exotic. Tags: transitive Derived forms: exoticizable, overexoticize, reexoticize, unexoticized

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Alternative forms

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