- provincialize
- transitive verb (-ized; -izing) Date: 1829 to make provincial • provincialization noun
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
provincialize
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Provincialize — Pro*vin cial*ize, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Provincialized}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Provincializing}.] To render provincial. M. Arnold. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
provincialize — prəˈvinchəˌlīz, prōˈ transitive verb ( ed/ ing/ s) Etymology: provincial (I) + ize : to make provincial : bring under provincial influence or control tended to divide, to provincialize, and to brutalize mankind Harper s every branch of… … Useful english dictionary
provincialize — provincialization, n. /preuh vin sheuh luyz /, v.t., provincialized, provincializing. to make provincial in character. Also, esp. Brit., provincialise. [1795 1805; PROVINCIAL + IZE] * * * … Universalium
provincialize — verb To render provincial; to reduce or allot to provinces … Wiktionary
provincialize — pro·vin·cial·ize … English syllables
Provincialized — Provincialize Pro*vin cial*ize, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Provincialized}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Provincializing}.] To render provincial. M. Arnold. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Provincializing — Provincialize Pro*vin cial*ize, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Provincialized}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Provincializing}.] To render provincial. M. Arnold. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
provincialization — noun see provincialize … New Collegiate Dictionary
provincialization — See provincialize. * * * … Universalium
decentre — verb a) To remove the centre from. The Saidian critique was part of a great sea change, a conscious attempt to ‘decentre’ Europe or even to ‘provincialize’ it. b) To place away from the centre; to make eccentric … Wiktionary
