Orientalize

[ awr-ee-en-tl-ahyz, ohr- ]
/ ˌɔr iˈɛn tlˌaɪz, ˌoʊr- /

verb (used with or without object), O·ri·en·tal·ized, O·ri·en·tal·iz·ing. (often lowercase)

to make or become Asian, especially East Asian.
Also especially British, O·ri·en·tal·ise.

Origin of Orientalize

First recorded in 1815–25; oriental + -ize

OTHER WORDS FROM Orientalize

O·ri·en·tal·i·za·tion, noun

British Dictionary definitions for orientalization

Orientalize

Orientalise

/ (ˌɔːrɪˈɛntəˌlaɪz) /

verb

to make, become, or treat as Oriental

Derived forms of Orientalize

Orientalization or Orientalisation, noun