provincialize

[ pruh-vin-shuh-lahyz ]
/ prəˈvɪn ʃəˌlaɪz /

verb (used with object), pro·vin·cial·ized, pro·vin·cial·iz·ing.

to make provincial in character.
Also especially British, pro·vin·cial·ise.

Origin of provincialize

First recorded in 1795–1805; provincial + -ize

OTHER WORDS FROM provincialize

pro·vin·cial·i·za·tion, noun de·pro·vin·cial·i·za·tion, noun de·pro·vin·cial·ize, verb (used with object), de·pro·vin·cial·ized, de·pro·vin·cial·iz·ing.

Words nearby provincialize

provincial council, provincial police, provincialism, provincialist, provinciality, provincialize, proving ground, provirus, provision, provisional, provisional wing of the irish republican army