Af·ri·can·ize  ( ăf r ĭ-k ə-n īz ′)
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v. Af·ri·can·ized, Af·ri·can·iz·ing, Af·ri·can·iz·es v. tr. 1. To make African or cause to have African characteristics, as in culture. 2. To transfer to African control: “the Government's plan to Africanize the service” (BBC Summary of World Broadcasts). v. intr. To become African.
Af′ri·can·i·zation (ăf′rĭ-kə-nĭ-zāshən) |
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