English

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Etymology

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From Mexican +‎ -ize.

Verb

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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.