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  • verb Simple past tense and past participle of Africanize.

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Examples

  • Born out of the marriage of Afro-Brazilian and European dance, maxixe is sometimes described as Africanized polka.

    Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day 2010

  • The proper analogy to brakeless fixies would be the "Africanized" yeah, blame the foriegners killer bees of a decade or so ago.

    Aftermath: The Calm After the Storm BikeSnobNYC 2010

  • The ones my uncles raise for honey are much less inclined to sting than "Africanized" bees the "killer bees" of Hollywood.

    Resistance versus Avoidance, Bryan Caplan | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty 2009

  • "Africanized" a guitar, a European instrument: He was immediately hooked.

    StarTribune.com rss feed 2010

  • "Africanized" a guitar, a European instrument: He was immediately hooked.

    Yahoo! News: Business - Opinion 2010

  • "Africanized" a guitar, a European instrument: He was immediately hooked.

    The Seattle Times 2010

  • "Africanized" a guitar, a European instrument: He was immediately hooked.

    SFGate: Top News Stories By JENNY GROSS 2010

  • Why didn't we start calling every married woman's left hand her "Africanized hand," as we all proudly wear "Africanized" diamonds to show our status in this world?

    unknown title 2009

  • Why didn't we start calling every married woman's left hand her "Africanized hand," as we all proudly wear "Africanized" diamonds to show our status in this world?

    unknown title 2009

  • Why didn't we start calling every married woman's left hand her "Africanized hand," as we all proudly wear "Africanized" diamonds to show our status in this world?

    unknown title 2009

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