Mandarinize
verb
verb ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Verb
- 1 To make something or someone Mandarin. transitive
- 2 To adapt for the use of government bureaucrats, or mandarins. transitive
"Kojève […] sought to depoliticize and “mandarinize” the process through economic arrangements […]"
Example
More examples"Kojève […] sought to depoliticize and “mandarinize” the process through economic arrangements […]"
Etymology
Etymology 1
From Mandarin + -ize.
Etymology 2
From mandarin + -ize.