Whitenize

Quick meaning: Whitenize is a verb meaning (transitive) To adapt to the cultural norms of white people.

Meaning

(transitive) To adapt to the cultural norms of white people.

Example Sentences

And most of the major characters are made into puppets to prove the thesis that America "whitenizes" blacks and converts everyone else into "freaks."

[…] the move to sanitize, whitenize, and normalize the public and visible representations of the LGBTTSQ community, as was evident in the response from national gay organizations to a right-wing ad campaign featuring "ex-gays."

Word Forms

• whitenizes
• whitenizing
• whitenized

Synonyms for whitenize

Depending on context, synonyms include whitify.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include culturalize, negroize, culturalise, culturize, white, reculturalize.

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