exoticize
exoticize · exoticizes · exoticized · exoticizing
To make seem to be exoticTo make (something banal) seem to be exotic.
UK/ɪɡˈzɒtɪsaɪz/US/ɪɡˈzɑtɪsaɪz/
» Tom exoticizes foreign cultures.
Meaning
1 sensesTo make (something banal) seem to be exotic.
Examples
3 sentencesTom exoticizes foreign cultures.
Tom exoticizes Judaism.
Tom exoticizes Yiddishkeit.
Forms
exoticizes, exoticizing, exoticized, exoticized| Base form | exoticize · to exoticize |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | exoticizes |
| Present participle | exoticizing |
| Past simple | exoticized |
| Past participle | exoticized |
regular · Lesson
Word family
4 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle