Orientalize

[ awr-ee-en-tl-ahyz, ohr- ]

verb (used with or without object)

, (often lowercase)

, O·ri·en·tal·ized, O·ri·en·tal·iz·ing.

1. to make or become Asian, especially East Asian.

Orientalize

/ ˌɔːrɪˈɛntəˌlaɪz /

verb

1. to make, become, or treat as Oriental

Derived Forms

• ˌOriˌentaliˈzation, noun

Other Words From

• Ori·ental·i·zation noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of Orientalize¹

First recorded in 1815–25; oriental none + -ize none

Example Sentences

Gross guys stereotyped us, casting us as orientalized, manic pixie dream girls.

From Los Angeles Times

This cupola shows Byzantine influences since Spanish Romanesque was orientalized through Mediterranean trading.

From Project Gutenberg

They orientalized every religion of the West and developed every superstitious and romantic tendency.

From Project Gutenberg

From Ionia the style of vase-painting which has been called by various names, but may best be termed the “orientalizing,” spread to Greece proper.

From Project Gutenberg

He did not want Daniel to orientalize himself to any marked extent: he wished him to take his place in the English and Continental society of the Residency.

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