Foreignize
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech verb
Quick meaning: Foreignize is a verb meaning (transitive) To make foreign.
Meaning
(transitive) To make foreign.
More Meanings
- (transitive, translation studies) To retain foreign elements in a story that might be unfamiliar to readers of the translated text.
Example Sentences
Politicians warned that unrestricted immigration would foreignize the country.
Word Forms
- foreignizes
- foreignizing
- foreignized
- foreignise
Antonyms for foreignize
Common opposites include domesticate.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include foreignise, internationalize, internationalise, francize, europeanize, ethnicize.
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