Vi·et·nam·i·za·tion 
(vē-ĕt′nə-mĭ-zāshən, vyĕt′-, vē′ĭt-)
(vē-ĕt′nə-mĭ-zāshən, vyĕt′-, vē′ĭt-)n.
During the Vietnam War, the US program of turning over to the South Vietnamese government responsibility for waging the conflict, in order to implement withdrawal of US military personnel.