primitivization
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From primitivize + -ation.
Noun
[edit]primitivization (usually uncountable, plural primitivizations)
- The act of reducing something to a primitive state, allowing development, or regressing to an immature state.
- The imperialist power practiced primitivization on its colonial possessions.
Quotations
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