Africanized

Pronunciation: /ˈæfrɪkəˌnaɪzd/

Definitions of africanized

adjective describing something that has been influenced or changed by African culture or characteristics

Example Sentences

A1 Africanized bees are known for their aggressive behavior.

A2 The Africanized honey bee is a hybrid of the African honey bee and various European honey bees.

B1 The spread of Africanized bees has caused concern among beekeepers in the southern United States.

B2 The Africanized honey bee, also known as the killer bee, is a highly defensive and aggressive insect.

C1 Efforts to control the Africanized honey bee population have been ongoing for decades.

C2 The Africanized honey bee has adapted well to various environments and is now found in many regions around the world.

Examples of africanized in a Sentence

formal The Africanized honey bees have become a significant concern for beekeepers in the southern United States.

informal Watch out for those Africanized bees, they're more aggressive than regular bees.

slang I heard those bees were totally africanized, man. Stay away from them!

figurative The team's defense was like a swarm of Africanized bees, relentless and overpowering.

Grammatical Forms of africanized

• past tense: africanized
• plural: africanized
• comparative: more africanized
• superlative: most africanized
• present tense: africanize
• future tense: will africanize
• perfect tense: have africanized
• continuous tense: is africanizing
• singular: africanized
• positive degree: africanized
• infinitive: to africanize
• gerund: africanizing
• participle: africanized

Origin and Evolution of africanized

First Known Use: 1970 year

Language of Origin: English

Story behind the word: The word 'Africanized' originated from the combination of 'African' and the suffix '-ized' which indicates a transformation or process of becoming.

Evolution of the word: The term 'Africanized' was first used in the 1970s to describe the hybridization of African and European honeybees, resulting in a more aggressive strain of bees known as 'Africanized bees'. Over time, the word has been used in various contexts to describe the process of African influence or transformation in different aspects of society.