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Singaporize en · VERB

Pronunciation

• /ˈsiŋ.əˌpɔ.ɹaɪz/ (Singapore)
• /ˈsɪŋ.ə.pɔˌɹaɪz/ (General-American, Received-Pronunciation)

Etymology

From Singapore + -ize. The former is from Malay Singapura, from Sanskrit सिंहपुर (siṃhá-pura), from सिंह (siṃha, “lion”) + पुर (pura, “city”).

Meanings

1. To make or become like Singapore.
   • I need to do something to Singaporize him. Maybe I'll blog about the instant Roti Prata that I usually eat at home. 2007 October 13, “How to cook instant Roti Prata”, in Decay On Net (blog), archived from the original on 17 Mar 2020:
   • If the US could Singaporize on both counts, we could be through the worst within a month. 2020 March 13, Edward Luce, “The coronavirus: my part in its downfall”, in Financial Times, →ISSN:
   • If we're going to self-Singaporize the newsgroup to the status of an AOL chat room, forget it. It does not work. 1996 July 27, Spiros Triantafyllopou, “Misc.kids.moderated - My (long,aimless,self-serving) thoughts”, in misc.kids (Usenet):

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Singaporization