Arabicize

 [uh-rab-uh-sahyz]  

A·rab·i·cize

   [uh-rab-uh-sahyz]
verb (used with object), verb (used without object), A·rab·i·cized, A·rab·i·ciz·ing.
1.
(of a language or a linguistic feature) to make or become Arabic in form.
2.
Arabize.
Also, especially British, A·rab·i·cise.

Origin:
1870–75; Arabic + -ize

Related forms
A·rab·i·ci·za·tion, noun
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