Arabicize


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arabicize

(ˈærəbɪˌsaɪz) or

arabicise

vb (tr)
to make or become Arab
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A•rab•i•cize

(əˈræb əˌsaɪz)

v.t. -cized, -ciz•ing.
1. (of a language or a linguistic feature) to make Arabic in form.
2. Arabize.
[1870–75]
A•rab`i•ci•za′•tion, n.
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