Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

whitenize

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: whit-enize
IPA

24

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To adapt to the cultural norms of white people.

Transitive verb

Example Sentences

"And most of the major characters are made into puppets to prove the thesis that America "whitenizes" blacks and converts everyone else into "freaks.""
"[…] the move to sanitize, whitenize, and normalize the public and visible representations of the LGBTTSQ community, as was evident in the response from national gay organizations to a right-wing ad campaign featuring "ex-gays.""

Etymology

From whiten + -ize.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: whiten

Usage

Transitive verb

Inflected Forms

whitenizes (present, singular) whitenizing (participle, present) whitenized (participle, past) whitenized (past)

Frequently Paired Words

whitenization

Synonyms

whitify

Questions

What does whitenize mean?: To adapt to the cultural norms of white people.
Where does whitenize come from?: From whiten + -ize.

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