Africanize

verb

Af·ri·can·ize ˈa-fri-kə-ˌnīz

also ˈä-

Africanized; Africanizing

transitive verb

: to cause to acquire a distinctively African trait

: to bring under the influence, control, or cultural or civil supremacy of Africans and especially Black Africans

Africanization

ˌa-fri-kə-nə-ˈzā-shən

also ˌä-

noun

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Nevertheless, a pivotal step in its rise occurred at Keur Moussa, whose founders’ quest to Africanize their liturgy revolutionized the instrument. —