Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- transitive verb To make Chinese in character or to change or modify by Chinese influence.
from The Century Dictionary.
- To make similar in habits and thought to the Chinese.
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It was called "Sinicize," and it meant like about a ruling to a Chinese cultures and it was just difficult word to spell because the first letter could be spelled in a lot of different ways because of the "S" sound.
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In an effort to "Sinicize" Kham (eastern Tibet), Chinese General Zhao Erfeng razed monasteries and beheaded monks with unprecedented brutality.
Phayul Latest News 2009
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In an effort to "Sinicize" Kham (eastern Tibet), Chinese General Zhao Erfeng razed monasteries and beheaded monks with unprecedented brutality.
Phayul Latest News 2009
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