indigenize
[ in-dij-uh-nahyz ]
/ ɪnˈdɪdʒ əˌnaɪz /
verb (used with object), in·dig·e·nized, in·dig·e·niz·ing.
to make indigenous.
to increase local participation in or ownership of: to indigenize foreign-owned companies.
to adapt (beliefs, customs, etc.) to local ways.
Also
especially British,
in·dig·e·nise.
Origin of indigenize
First recorded in 1950–55;
indigen(ous) +
-ize