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Negroize

[ nee-groh-ahyz ]

verb (used with object)

, (sometimes lowercase)
, Ne·gro·ized, Ne·gro·iz·ing.
  1. to cause to include Black people or to have the qualities or characteristics of Black people:

    efforts to Negroize the team.

  2. to infuse or imbue with Negroism.


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Sensitive Note

See Black 1.

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Word History and Origins

Origin of Negroize1

First recorded in 1885–90; Negro none + -ize none

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