English edit

Etymology edit

Mexican +‎ -ize

Verb edit

Mexicanize (third-person singular simple present Mexicanizes, present participle Mexicanizing, simple past and past participle Mexicanized)

  1. (transitive) To make Mexican.
    Mexicanizing a recipe isn't as simple as covering it in peppers and guacamole!
  2. (intransitive) To become Mexican.
    US businesses have met with mixed results in attempting to Mexicanize.