Mediterraneanize

English

WOTD – 30 October 2011

Alternative forms

• Mediterraneanise (chiefly UK)

Etymology

From Mediterranean +‎ -ize.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mɛdɪtəˈɹeɪni.ənaɪz/

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Verb

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

1. (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