sanskritize

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Synonyms: sanskritism, sanskritic, sanskritist

Antonyms: sanskritism, sanskritic, sanskritist

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Verb

1. {{lb|en|transitive|linguistics}} To [[render#Verb|render]] a [[non-]][[Sanskrit]] [[text#Noun|text]], [[word#Noun|word]], etc., in a [[form#Noun|form]] [[characteristic#Adjective|characteristic]] of [[Sanskrit]] [[morphology]] or [[phonology]].
2. {{lb|en|transitive|linguistics}} To [[influence#Verb|influence]] a non-Sanskrit [[language]] by [[Sanskritic]] [[vocabulary]].
3. {{lb|en|transitive|South Asia|[[Southeast Asia]]}} To [[emulate]] [[ritual]]s and [[practice#Noun|practices]] of [[upper class]]es so as to [[gain#Verb|gain]] [[upward]] [[social mobility]].

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