Africanize

ˈæfrɪkəˌnaɪz

Definition

Definition of Africanize - Reverso English Dictionary

Verb

tr.

cultural influence

Rare

make something reflect African culture or characteristics

Rare

The museum was Africanized to showcase traditional art.

politics

TECH.

give control to Africans in policy or government

TECH.

The new policy aimed to Africanize the local administration.

empower

liberate

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Origin of Africanize

English, African (pertaining to Africa) + ize (to make)

Examples of Africanize in a sentence

They Africanized the curriculum to include more African history.
The movement sought to Africanize the educational curriculum.
Efforts to Africanize the company were met with enthusiasm.

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French:africaniser, donner le contrôle aux Africains, ...
German:afrikanisieren, verafrikanisieren, ...
Italian:africanizzare, decolonizzare, ...
Spanish:africanizar, dar control a los africanos, ...
Portuguese:africanizar-se, nacionalizar, ...
Chinese:非洲化, 非洲化管理, ...
Japanese:アフリカ化する, アフリカ人に権限を与える, ...
Arabic:أَفْرَقَ, جعل أفريقيًا, ...
Hebrew:לְהַתְאִים לַתַּרְבּוּת הָאֲפְרִיקָאִית, לְאַפְרֵק, ...
Russian:африканизировать, передавать контроль африканцам, ...
Ukrainian:африканізувати, адаптувати, ...
Hindi:अफ्रीकीकरण करना, अफ्रीकीकृत करना, ...
Bengali:আফ্রিকানাইজ করা, আফ্রিকানদের নিয়ন্ত্রণ দেওয়া, ...
Catalan:africanitzar, donar control als africans, ...
Czech:afrikanizovat, předat do afrických rukou, ...
Danish:afrikansere, afrikanisere, ...
Dutch:afrikaniseren, Afrikaniseren, ...
Greek:αφρικανοποιώ, αφρικανοποιούμαι, ...
Hungarian:afrikanizálni, afrikai kézbe adni, ...
Khmer:ធ្វើឱ្យមានលក្ខណៈ ឬឆ្លុះបញ្ចាំងវប្បធម៌អាហ្វ្រិក, ផ្ទេរអំណាចឱ្យជនជាតិអាហ្វ្រិក, ...
Korean:아프리카화하다, 아프리카식으로 바꾸다, ...
Persian:آفریقایی کردن, آفریقایی کرد, ...
Polish:afrykanizować, przekazywać kontrolę Afrykanom, ...
Portuguese (BR):africanizar-se, africanizar politicamente, ...
Romanian:a africaniza, a da controlul africanilor, ...
Swedish:afrikansiera, ...
Thai:ทำให้มีความเป็นแอฟริกัน, ให้ชาวแอฟริกันควบคุม, ...
Turkish:Afrikalılaştırmak, Afrikalı kontrolüne vermek, ...
Vietnamese:châu Phi hóa, trao quyền kiểm soát cho người châu Phi, ...

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