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indigenize

[ in-dij-uh-nahyz ]

verb (used with object)

indigenized, indigenizing.
  1. to make indigenous.
  2. to increase local participation in or ownership of:

    to indigenize foreign-owned companies.

  3. to adapt (beliefs, customs, etc.) to local ways.


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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of indigenize1

First recorded in 1950–55; indigen(ous) + -ize
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Example Sentences

State-backed researchers also identified digital payments as particularly vulnerable to possible Western hacking, according to a review of their work, making a push to indigenize such technology likely.

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“I’ve got seven family members who expect a check when I get home. I can’t stand on the side of the road and Indigenize.”

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“Indigenous activists say we’ve got to Indigenize and take over these showcases,” Anderson said, with an ever so slight roll of the eyes.

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“We’re trying to indigenize this field,” Sweet said, adding that it’s “not about putting Native people under a microscope, but educating people by working toward goals like upholding sovereignty.”

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“Skyrizon—a Chinese state-owned company—and its push to acquire and indigenize foreign military technologies pose a significant threat to U.S. national security and foreign policy interests,” Mr. Ross said.

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