indigenize

indigenize
indigenization, n.
/in dij"euh nuyz'/, v.t., indigenized, indigenizing.
1. to make indigenous.
2. to increase local participation in or ownership of: to indigenize foreign-owned companies.
3. to adapt (beliefs, customs, etc.) to local ways.
Also, esp. Brit., indigenise.
[1950-55; INDIGEN(OUS) + -IZE]

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