— 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 ]