v.
Pronunciation: ə - ' ra-b ə - ˌ s ī z
Function: transitive verb
Inflected Form: -cized ; -ciz · ing
Usage: often cap
Date: 1869
1 : to adapt (a language or elements of a language) to the phonetic or structural pattern of Arabic
2 : ARABIZE 1
– arab · i · ci · za · tion \ ə - ˌ ra-b ə -s ə - ' z ā -sh ə n \ noun