extranjerizar

Senses

1. 1.

   to make foreign; to foreignize

   to give a foreign character or appearance to something

2. 2.

   to transfer to foreign ownership or control

   to place under foreign jurisdiction or administration

Examples

• "No queremos extranjerizar nuestra empresa nacional."

  We don't want to hand over our national company to foreign control.

• "El gobierno teme que se extranjerice la industria local."

  The government fears that the local industry will be put under foreign ownership.

• "La política colonial extranjerizó muchos recursos naturales de la región."

  Colonial policy transferred many natural resources of the region to foreign hands.

Usage

A formal, somewhat technical verb used primarily in political and economic discourse. It emphasizes loss of national sovereignty or domestic control. The reflexive form (extranjerizarse) is also common in passive-voice contexts.