Vietnamize

English

Etymology

Vietnam +‎ -ize

Verb

Vietnamize (third-person singular simple present Vietnamizes, present participle Vietnamizing, simple past and past participle Vietnamized)

1. To make more Vietnamese.
2. (historical) Especially, to reduce US involvement in the Vietnam War by replacing American troops with Vietnamese troops.

Related terms

• Vietnamization

Translations

to make more Vietnamese

• German: vietnamisieren
• Khmer: ធ្វើវៀតណាមភាវូបនីយកម្ម (thveuviĕtnamphéavubniykmâm), ធ្វើវៀតណាមនីយកម្ម (thveuviĕtnamniykmâm), ធ្វើយួនភាវូបនីយកម្ម (thveuyuŏnphéavubniykmâm), ធ្វើយួននីយកម្ម (thveuyuŏnniykmâm)
• Vietnamese: Việt hoá, Việt Nam hoá