sinicize

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Etymology

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Ancient Greek Σῖναι (Sînai)bor.
Latin Sīna
Proto-Indo-European *-kos
Proto-Indo-European *-ikos
Proto-Italic *-ikos
Latin -icus
Medieval Latin Sinicusder.
English Sinic
Proto-Indo-European *-id-
Proto-Indo-European *-yéti
Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti
Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō
Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor.
Late Latin -izōder.
Middle French -iserbor.
Middle English -isen
English -ize
English sinicize

    From Sinic + -ize.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ˈsɪnəsaɪz/
    • Audio (Southern England):(file)

    Verb

    sinicize (third-person singular simple present sinicizes, present participle sinicizing, simple past and past participle sinicized)

    1. (transitive) To make something Chinese in form or character.
    2. (transitive) To convert to Chinese characters or to enable to work with the Chinese script.

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