Hispanicize
[ hi-span-uh-sahyz ]
verb (used with object),His·pan·i·cized, His·pan·i·ciz·ing.(sometimes lowercase)
to make Spanish or Latin American, as in character, custom, or style.
to bring under Spanish or Latin American domination or influence.
Origin of Hispanicize
1- Also especially British, His·pan·i·cise .
Other words from Hispanicize
- His·pan·i·ci·za·tion, noun
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British Dictionary definitions for Hispanicize
Hispanicize
Hispanicise
/ (hɪˈspænɪˌsaɪz) /
verb
(tr) to make Spanish, as in custom or culture; bring under Spanish control or influence
Derived forms of Hispanicize
- Hispanicist, noun
- Hispanicization or Hispanicisation, noun
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