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bilingualize, v.
Brit. |(ˌ)bʌɪˈlɪŋgw(ə)lʌɪz|, U.S. |ˌbaɪˈlɪŋgwəlaɪz|
Forms: 19– bilingualise, 19– bilingualize
[‹ bilingual adj. + -ize suffix.]
1. trans. Chiefly Canad. To render bilingual; to require or encourage the use of two languages in (a place, institution, etc.).
1931J. H. Hofmeyr S. Afr. (1932) xii. 221 It did consciously and deliberately expedite the process of bilingualizing the Public Service. 1975Globe & Mail (Toronto) 13 Sept. 5/4 Earlier, CKFH program host Glen Cole asked about statements by an Ottawa Conservative candidate implying that ‘Nixon is going to bilingualize Ontario.’ 1998Spectator 21 Feb. 16/3 A conscious, government-promoted effort is under way to bilingualise America.
2. trans. To subject to the influence of two languages; to render in two languages.
1962Amer. Speech 37 205 The diminutive of Kop—Keppele—becomes bilingualized in Keppie. 1986China Q. 107529 A Chinese publisher might bilingualize an English dictionary. 1994J. Huerta in D. Taylor & J. Villegas Negotiating Performance 43 Saucedo bilingualized his production since he knew that the San Antonio audience would not only understand Spanish but appreciate a production that reflected the bilingualism of its community. |