foreignize
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foreignize
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From foreign + -ize.
verb foreignizes · foreignizing · foreignized · foreignise
- To make foreign. Politicians warned that unrestricted immigration would foreignize the country.
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To retain foreign elements in a story that might be unfamiliar to readers of the translated text.
Opposite: domesticate
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| 中文 | 異化 /异化 yìhuà |
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Talk about this word "foreignize." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/foreignize. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. foreignize. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/foreignize "foreignize." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/foreignize.Cite this
@misc{foreignize_2026,
title = {foreignize},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/foreignize},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
