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Japanize

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Etymology

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FromJapan +‎-ize.

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Japanize (third-person singular simple presentJapanizes,present participleJapanizing,simple past and past participleJapanized)

  1. (transitive) ToNipponize.
    • 1919 July 29, “Is This To Remain White Man's Land?”, inSeattle Star:
      Multiplying five times as rapidly as the whites, the Japs must someday―unless the problem is met now―absolutely control this Coast. Just as Hawaii and the Sacramento valley have beenJapanized, so will the state of Washington.
    • 2003 December 3, Mark Schilling, “The ideal Xmas present?”, inThe Japan Times:
      His latest,Tokyo Godfathers, may sound like a gangster film, but rather it's Kon's attempt toJapanize a Western tradition that goes back to Charles Dickens and beyond: the heartwarming holiday story.

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to Nipponize
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