To make something ethnic in character; to emphasize, highlight, or interpret something through the lens of ethnicity or ethnic identity.
From 'ethnic' combined with the suffix '-ize' (to make or cause to become), creating a verb meaning to apply an ethnic dimension or interpretation to something.
When scholars 'ethnicize' a historical event, they're reinterpreting it to show how ethnicity played a role—for example, understanding a conflict as driven partly by ethnic tensions rather than just politics!
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