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Vietnamize
(vē-ĕtˈnə-mīzˌ, vyĕtˈ-, vēˈĭt-)
transitive verb Vi·et·nam·ized, Vi·et·nam·iz·ing, Vi·et·nam·iz·es To turn over responsibility for (military operations, for example) to the South Vietnamese: “a policy of Vietnamizing the actual fighting” (C.L. Sulzberger).