- sinicize
- transitive verb (-cized; -cizing) Usage: often capitalized Etymology: Medieval Latin sinicus Chinese, from Late Latin Sinae, plural, Chinese — more at Sino- Date: 1889 to modify by Chinese influence
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
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Sinicize — Sinicization /sin euh seuh zay sheuhn/, n. /sin euh suyz /, v.t., Sinicized, Sinicizing. to make Chinese in character or bring under Chinese influence. Also, esp. Brit., Sinicise. [1885 90; Sinic (see SINICISM) + IZE] * * * … Universalium
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sinicize — sin·i·cize … English syllables
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Sin|i|fy — «SIHN uh fy», transitive verb, fied, fy|ing. = Sinicize. (Cf. ↑Sinicize) … Useful english dictionary
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