provincialize

provincialize

English

Etymology

Etymology tree
English provincial
Proto-Indo-European *-id-
Proto-Indo-European *-yéti
Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti
Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō
Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor.
Late Latin -izōder.
Middle French -iserbor.
Middle English -isen
English -ize
English provincialize

    From provincial + -ize.

    Verb

    provincialize (third-person singular simple present provincializes, present participle provincializing, simple past and past participle provincialized)

    1. (transitive) To render provincial; to reduce or allot to provinces.
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