pro·vin·cial·ize \prəˈvinchəˌlīz, prōˈ-\transitive verb (-ed/-ing/-s) Etymology:provincial (I) + -ize : to make provincial : bring under provincial influence or control < tended to divide, to provincialize, and to brutalize mankind — Harper's > < every branch of expenditure … was provincialized — Pall Mall Gazette >