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Africanize

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Af·ri·can·ize  (fr-k-nz)
v. Af·ri·can·ized, Af·ri·can·iz·ing, Af·ri·can·iz·es
v.tr.
1. To make African, as in culture.
2. To transfer to African control: "the Government's plan to Africanize the service" (BBC Summary of World Broadcasts).
v.intr.
To become African.
Africanize, Africanise [ˈæfrɪkəˌnaɪz]
vb
(Government, Politics & Diplomacy) (tr) to make African, esp to give control of (policy, government, etc.) to Africans
Africanization , Africanisation n


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