JAPANIZE Meaning of JAPANIZE in English [Jap.a.nize] vt -nized ; -niz.ing (1890) 1: to make Japanese 2: to bring (as an area or industry) under the influence of Japan -- Jap.a.ni.za.tion n Merriam-Webster English vocab. Английский словарь Merriam Webster. 2012