provincialize

pro·vin·cial·ize

[pruh-vin-shuh-lahyz]
verb (used with object), pro·vin·cial·ized, pro·vin·cial·iz·ing.
to make provincial in character.
Also, especially British, pro·vin·cial·ise.


Origin:
1795–1805; provincial + -ize

pro·vin·cial·i·za·tion, noun
de·pro·vin·cial·i·za·tion, noun
de·pro·vin·cial·ize, verb (used with object), de·pro·vin·cial·ized, de·pro·vin·cial·iz·ing.
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