Hispanicize

[ hi-span-uh-sahyz ]

verb (used with object),His·pan·i·cized, His·pan·i·ciz·ing.(sometimes lowercase)
  1. to make Spanish or Latin American, as in character, custom, or style.

  2. to bring under Spanish or Latin American domination or influence.

Origin of Hispanicize

1
First recorded in 1875–80; Hispanic + -ize
  • 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
  1. (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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