🇮🇹Italian Source WordCode: IT

esotizzare

Pronunciation / Transliteration: /e.zo.tidˈdza.re/

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Exoticize/ɪɡˈzɒt.ɪ.saɪz/
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🇮🇹 Example Sentence in Italian:

"I media tendono a esotizzare le popolazioni del sud del mondo."

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2 senses
As verb
  1. 1

    To portray or present something, especially a culture, foreign country, or people, as strange, unusual, or romantic in a way that exaggerates differences.

    "The travel documentary tended to exoticize the indigenous communities rather than portraying their modern reality."
  2. 2

    To introduce foreign or unusual elements into something to make it more appealing or unconventional.

    "The chef sought to exoticize traditional dishes by incorporating rare spices from Southeast Asia."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the adjective 'exotic', originating from the Late Latin 'exoticus', from the Greek 'exōtikos' meaning 'foreign' or 'from outside'. The verb suffix '-ize' was added in the 19th century to denote the action of making something appear exotic or attributing exotic qualities to it.

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