sedentarize

English

Alternative forms

• sedentarise (UK)

Etymology

Back-formation from sedentarization.

Verb

sedentarize (third-person singular simple present sedentarizes, present participle sedentarizing, simple past and past participle sedentarized)

1. (US, anthropology) to settle a nomadic population through sedentism

Related terms

• sedentism, sedentarization

Anagrams

• easternized