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Jap⋅a⋅nize

[jap-uh-nahyz]
–verb (used with object), -nized, -niz⋅ing.
to make Japanese or Japaneselike, as in design, culture, or usability; imbue with Japanese characteristics: working on a project to Japanize an American software program.
Also, especially British, Jap⋅a⋅nise.


Jap⋅a⋅ni⋅za⋅tion, noun
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Jap·a·nize   (jāp'ə-nīz')   
tr. & intr.v.   Jap·a·nized, Jap·a·niz·ing, Jap·a·niz·es
To make or become Japanese in form, idiom, style, or character.
Jap'a·ni·za'tion (-nĭ-zā'shən) n.
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