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japanize — verb To Nipponize. His latest, Tokyo Godfathers, may sound like a gangster film, but rather its Kons attempt to Japanize a Western tradition that goes back to Charles Dickens and beyond: the heartwarming holiday story. See Also: Japanese … Wiktionary
Japanize — transitive verb ( nized; nizing) Date: 1890 1. to make Japanese 2. to bring (as an area or industry) under the influence of Japan • Japanization noun … New Collegiate Dictionary
Japanize — Jap·a·nize (jăpʹə nīz ) tr. & intr.v. Jap·a·nized, Jap·a·niz·ing, Jap·a·niz·es To make or become Japanese in form, idiom, style, or character. Jap a·ni·zaʹtion ( nĭ zāʹshən) n. * * * … Universalium
Japanize — v. cause to adopt Japanese cultural characteristics, make Japanes; become Japanese in characteristic or style … English contemporary dictionary
japanize — ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌnīz transitive verb ( ed/ ing/ s) Usage: often capitalized Etymology: Japan + ize 1. : to make Japanese: a. : to cause to acquire traits or characteristics that are or are believed to be distinctively Japanese b. : to bring into close… … Useful english dictionary
Japanization — noun see Japanize … New Collegiate Dictionary
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