"Sanskritize : (linguistics) To render a non-Sanskrit text, word, etc., in a form characteristic of..."

“Sanskritize : (linguistics) To render a non-Sanskrit text, word, etc., in a form characteristic of Sanskrit morphology or phonology.
(linguistics) To influence a non-Sanskrit language by Sanskritic vocabulary.
(South Asia, Southeast Asia) To emulate rituals and practices of upper classes so as to gain upward social mobility.
Today is Gandhi Jayanti, a national festival celebrated in India to mark the birthday of Mahatma Gandhi in 1869.”

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