To make something Arab in character, language, or culture, or to adopt Arab customs and practices.
From Arab plus the suffix -ize (meaning to cause to become or to practice). Emerged in 19th-century discourse about cultural assimilation and imperialism.
Arabize is the flip side of 'Europeanize'—it describes how cultures absorb Arab influences, and it's been happening for over 1,500 years through trade and conquest!
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