Mediterraneanize

English

WOTD – 30 October 2011

Alternative forms

Mediterraneanise (mainly UK)

Etymology

Mediterranean +‎ -ize

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /mɛdɪtəˈɹeɪni.ənaɪz/
- Audio (Southern England) (file)

Verb

Mediterraneanize (third-person singular simple present Mediterraneanizes, present participle Mediterraneanizing, simple past and past participle Mediterraneanized)

(transitive) To make (someone or something) Mediterranean in behaviour or style.

Derived terms

Mediterraneanisation, Mediterraneanization
Mediterraneanised, Mediterraneanized

Translations

to make Mediterranean in behaviour or style

Finnish: välimerellistää
German: mediterranisieren
Spanish: mediterranizar, hacer mediterráneo
Vietnamese: Địa Trung Hải hóa

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