Tibetanize

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Tibetan +‎ -ize.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tɪˈbɛ.tə.naɪz/

Verb

Tibetanize (third-person singular simple present Tibetanizes, present participle Tibetanizing, simple past and past participle Tibetanized)

  1. (transitive) To make more Tibetan.
    • 1923, Flora Beal Shelton, Shelton of Tibet‎[1], New York, NY: George H. Doran Company, page 101:
      The Tibetan race Tibetanizes the Chinaman who makes Tibet his home.
    • 2008, Maria Teresa Burwell, editor, Fodor's India‎[2], 6th edition, New York: Fodor's, →ISBN, page 328:
      In the 7th century an invading Tibetan warlord kept Ladakh for himself, Tibetanizing it and elevating it to a separate realm.
    • 2013, Karma Phuntsho, The History of Bhutan‎[3], Noida, Uttar Pradesh: Random House India, →ISBN, page xii:
      Yet, many academics approach Bhutan with a prior knowledge of Tibet and often show a naive tendency to Tibetanize Bhutan.

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