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Word: Exoticize
Speech Type: Verb
Etymology:
1960s: from exotic + -ize
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ɪɡˈzɒtɪsʌɪz
Dialects: British English
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ɛɡˈzɒtɪsʌɪz
Dialects: British English
Definition:
portray (someone or something unfamiliar) as exotic or unusual; romanticize or glamorize
Short Definition:portray as exotic or unusual
Examples:- importantly, the film doesn't exoticize the East
Variant Forms:
- exoticise
