bilingualizev.

Brit.

/(ˌ)bʌɪˈlɪŋɡw(ə)lʌɪz/, U.S.

/ˌbaɪˈlɪŋɡwəlaɪz/

Forms: 1900s– bilingualise, 1900s– bilingualize.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: bilingual adj. and n., -ize suffix.

Etymology: < bilingual adj. and n. + -ize suffix.

1. transitive. Chiefly Canadian. To render bilingual; to require or encourage the use of two languages in (a place, institution, etc.).

ΚΠ

1931 J. H. Hofmeyr S. Afr. (1932) xii. 221 It did consciously and deliberately expedite the process of bilingualizing the Public Service.

1975 Globe & Mail (Toronto) 13 Sept. 5/4 Earlier, CKFH program host Glen Cole asked about statements by an Ottawa Conservative candidate implying that ‘Nixon is going to bilingualize Ontario.’

1998 Spectator 21 Feb. 16/3 A conscious, government-promoted effort is under way to bilingualise America.

2. transitive. To subject to the influence of two languages; to render in two languages.

ΚΠ

1962 Amer. Speech 37 205 The diminutive of Kop—Keppele—becomes bilingualized in Keppie.

1986 China Q. 107 529 A Chinese publisher might bilingualize an English dictionary.

1994 J. Huerta in D. Taylor & J. Villegas Negotiating Performance 43 Saucedo bilingualized his production since he knew that the San Antonio audience would not only understand Spanish but appreciate a production that reflected the bilingualism of its community.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	bilingualize
释义	bilingualizev. Brit. /(ˌ)bʌɪˈlɪŋɡw(ə)lʌɪz/, U.S. /ˌbaɪˈlɪŋɡwəlaɪz/ Forms: 1900s– bilingualise, 1900s– bilingualize. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: bilingual adj. and n., -ize suffix. Etymology: < bilingual adj. and n. + -ize suffix. 1. transitive. Chiefly Canadian. To render bilingual; to require or encourage the use of two languages in (a place, institution, etc.). ΚΠ 1931 J. H. Hofmeyr S. Afr. (1932) xii. 221 It did consciously and deliberately expedite the process of bilingualizing the Public Service. 1975 Globe & Mail (Toronto) 13 Sept. 5/4 Earlier, CKFH program host Glen Cole asked about statements by an Ottawa Conservative candidate implying that ‘Nixon is going to bilingualize Ontario.’ 1998 Spectator 21 Feb. 16/3 A conscious, government-promoted effort is under way to bilingualise America. 2. transitive. To subject to the influence of two languages; to render in two languages. ΚΠ 1962 Amer. Speech 37 205 The diminutive of Kop—Keppele—becomes bilingualized in Keppie. 1986 China Q. 107 529 A Chinese publisher might bilingualize an English dictionary. 1994 J. Huerta in D. Taylor & J. Villegas Negotiating Performance 43 Saucedo bilingualized his production since he knew that the San Antonio audience would not only understand Spanish but appreciate a production that reflected the bilingualism of its community. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < v.1931
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