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Verb: Africanise  'af-ri-ku,nIz
Usage: Brit (N. Amer: Africanize)
  1. Make African in character; adapt to African culture or customs; transfer control or jobs to Africans
    "The new government sought to Africanise key industries";
    - Africanize

Derived forms: Africanised, Africanising, Africanises