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indigenise

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in⋅dig⋅e⋅nize

  [in-dij-uh-nahyz]
Use indigenise in a Sentence
–verb (used with object), -nized, -niz⋅ing.
1. to make indigenous.
2. to increase local participation in or ownership of: to indigenize foreign-owned companies.
3. to adapt (beliefs, customs, etc.) to local ways.
Also, especially British, in⋅dig⋅e⋅nise.

Origin:
1950–55; indigen(ous) + -ize

Related forms:
in⋅dig⋅e⋅ni⋅za⋅tion, noun
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