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whitenize en · VERB

Etymology

From whiten + -ize.

Meanings

1. (transitive) To adapt to the cultural norms of white people.
   • […] the move to sanitize, whitenize, and normalize the public and visible representations of the LGBTTSQ community, as was evident in the response from national gay organizations to a right-wing ad campaign featuring "ex-gays." 2001, Kitty Krupat, Out at Work: Building a Gay-labor Alliance, page 52:
   • And most of the major characters are made into puppets to prove the thesis that America "whitenizes" blacks and converts everyone else into "freaks." 1982, Best Sellers, volume 42, Helen Dwight Reid Educational Foundation, page 85:

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Relateds

whitenization

Synonyms

whitify