Africanize

verb

Af·ri·can·ize | \ -ˌnīz

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Africanized; Africanizing

Definition of Africanize

transitive verb

1 : to cause to acquire a distinctively African trait

2 : to bring under the influence, control, or cultural or civil supremacy of Africans and especially black Africans

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