deparochialize

English

Alternative forms

• de-parochialize, deparochialise, de-parochialise

Etymology

de- +‎ parochialize

Verb

deparochialize (third-person singular simple present deparochializes, present participle deparochializing, simple past and past participle deparochialized)

1. (transitive, intransitive) To make or become less parochial; to broaden into a more universal and sophisticated perspective.
   • 2004, David L. Szanton, The Politics of Knowledge: Area Studies and the Disciplines, page 2:

     But doing so can also help deparochialize understandings, and illuminate the world, the other, and ultimately, one's own society and self.

   • 2011, Bob Lingard, Jon Nixon, Stewart Ranson, Transforming Learning in Schools and Communities:

     Therefore, I shall refer to specific instances of practice drawn from various teacher education programs that have begun to deparochialize education.

   • 2017, William Outhwaite, Stephen Turner, The SAGE Handbook of Political Sociology:

     Thus, the need to deparochialize sociology is as relevant today as it was in the mid twentieth century when area studies began.