Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

singaporize

/ˈsɪŋ.ə.pɔˌɹaɪz/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: sin-ga-por-ize
IPA: /ˈsɪŋ.ə.pɔˌɹaɪz/

23

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

4

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To make or become like Singapore.

Example Sentences

"If we're going to self-Singaporize the newsgroup to the status of an AOL chat room, forget it. It does not work."
"I need to do something to Singaporize him. Maybe I'll blog about the instant Roti Prata that I usually eat at home."
"If the US could Singaporize on both counts, we could be through the worst within a month."

Etymology

From Singapore + -ize. The former is from Malay Singapura, from Sanskrit सिंहपुर (siṃhá-pura), from सिंह (siṃha, “lion”) + पुर (pura, “city”).

Origin

Source language: Sanskrit

Word Breakdown

Prefix: Singapore
Root: Singapura, सिंहपुर
Suffix: -ize

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈsɪŋ.ə.pɔˌɹaɪz/
British English: /ˈsɪŋ.ə.pɔˌɹaɪz/

Inflected Forms

Singaporizes (present, singular) Singaporizing (participle, present) Singaporized (participle, past) Singaporized (past)

Frequently Paired Words

Singaporization

Questions

How do you pronounce singaporize?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈsɪŋ.ə.pɔˌɹaɪz/.
What does singaporize mean?: To make or become like Singapore.
Where does singaporize come from?: It is traced to Sanskrit.

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