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arabize

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
ara-bize
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To make Arab; to give Arab traits to.

Transitive verb

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree English Arab Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen English -ize English Arabize From Arab + -ize.

Usage

Inflected Forms

Arabizes (present, singular) Arabizing (participle, present) Arabized (participle, past) Arabized (past) Arabise (alternative)

Derived Forms

Arabization Arabisation

Synonyms

Arabicize

Questions

What does arabize mean?
To make Arab; to give Arab traits to.
Where does arabize come from?
Etymology tree English Arab Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen English -ize English Arabize From Arab + -ize.

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