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verb
To make foreign.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
To retain foreign elements in a story that might be unfamiliar to readers of the translated text.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, sciences, translation-studies
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: domesticate
History
From foreign + -ize.
Across languages
1 source translations are retained for this English entry.
