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Meaning of WASPize | Babel Free

Verb CEFR B1

Definitions

To become or make more WASPy

Examples

“Usually famous people, or those on the road to fame, adopt ⟳ new names not so that they will stand ⟳ out, but so that they will blend in. Americanizing or WASPizing one's name ⟳ is familiar to us all. In fact, I am quite proud when an entertainer keeps her/his original hard-to-pronounce name ⟳.”

CEFR level

B1

Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.

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See also

wasps around wassail wassailed wassailing wassails wast

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