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

Words nearby provincialize

provincial, Provincial Council, provincialism, provincialist, provinciality, provincialize, provincial police, proving ground, provirus, provision, provisional
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Example sentences from the Web for provincialize

  • To consider them apart from this, would be to localize a planetary phenomenon, and to provincialize a law of the universe.

    Medical Essays|Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr.
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