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Etymology

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From primitivize +‎ -ation.

Noun

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primitivization (usually uncountable, plural primitivizations)

  1. The act of reducing something to a primitive state, allowing development, or regressing to an immature state.
    The imperialist power practiced primitivization on its colonial possessions.

Quotations

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For quotations using this term, see Citations:primitivization.