sinify

transitive verb

sin·​i·​fy

-ed/-ing/-es

often capitalized

: sinicize

writers popularized the foreign-style novel and short story by sinifying it

—Times Literary Supplement

Word History

Etymology

Late Latin Sinae, plural, Chinese + English -ify

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