turbanize

English

verb
Definitions
  • To adorn with a turban.
  • To make more turban-like.
  • To convert to the wearing of turbans or, by extension, to increase the percentage of arabs in a population.
  • To improve efficiency by scraping off scale from steel alloy pipes.

Etymology

Suffix from English turban.

Origin

English

turban

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