Arabize

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verb

Ar·​ab·​ize ˈer-ə-ˌbīz 

ˈa-rə-

Arabized; Arabizing

transitive verb

1

a

: to cause to acquire Arabic customs, manners, speech, or outlook

b

: to modify (a population) by intermarriage with Arabs

2

: arabicize sense 1

Arabization

ˌer-ə-bə-ˈzā-shən 

ˌa-rə-

noun

Arabization

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noun

Ar·​ab·​i·​za·​tion ˌa-rə-bə-ˈzā-shən 

ˌer-ə-

variants also British Arabisation

plural -s

: the act or process of Arabizing or of being Arabized

Word History

First Known Use

Verb

1883, in the meaning defined at sense 1a