sinicize

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Sinic +‎ -ize.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈsɪnəsaɪz/

Verb

sinicize (third-person singular simple present sinicizes, present participle sinicizing, simple past and past participle sinicized)

(transitive) To make something Chinese in form or character.
(transitive) To convert to Chinese characters or to enable to work with the Chinese script.

Synonyms

Sinify, sinify
Sinofy, sinofy

Derived terms

Sinicisation, sinicisation
Sinicization, sinicization

Related terms

Sinification, sinification
Sinofication, sinofication

Translations

make Chinese in form or character

Chinese:
Mandarin: 中國化 / 中国化 (zh) (zhōngguóhuà), 漢化 / 汉化 (zh) (hànhuà)
Kazakh: қытайландыру (qytailandyru)
Manchu: ᠨᡳᡴᠠᠴᡳᠯᠠᠮᠪᡳ (nikacilambi)
Maori: whakahaina
Mongolian: хятадчлах (xjatadčlax)
Mongolian: ᠬᠢᠲᠠᠳᠴᠢᠯᠠᠬᠤ (kitadčilaqu)
Russian: китаизи́ровать (ru) impf or pf (kitaizírovatʹ)
Spanish: achinar (es)
Vietnamese: Hán hóa, Hán hoá, Trung Quốc hóa, Trung Quốc hoá