Americanization

American  

[uh-mer-i-kuh-nahy-zey-shuhn, -ni-zey-] / əˌmɛr ɪ kə naɪˈzeɪ ʃən, -nɪˈzeɪ- /

especially British, Americanisation

noun

1. the act or process of conforming, or making something conform, to the values, customs, and institutions of the United States.

   Our organization demonstrates a dynamic, respectful approach to international aid—one that doesn't attempt an Americanization of a foreign people.

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Other Word Forms

Derived Forms

• de-Americanization
  noun

Etymology

Origin of Americanization

Americaniz(e) ( def. ) + -ation ( def. )

Example Sentences

From the book’s opening citation of William Faulkner, to Prince Harry’s passionate bond with his wife Meghan, you could almost call the Duke of Sussex’s memoir “The Americanization of Prince Harry.”

From Seattle Times • Jan. 9, 2023

Hagai Levi has been producing works in that vein for years, including the Israeli “BeTipul” and its Americanization, “In Treatment,” as well as Showtime’s “The Affair,” which applied Bergmanian pathos to a crime mystery.

From New York Times • Sep. 9, 2021

Though I wholeheartedly agree with Dennis Drabelle’s plea for the dramatization of American fiction, as he wrote in his April 5 Sunday Arts article “How about an Americanization of ‘Masterpiece’?,”

From Washington Post • Apr. 24, 2020

Three months after giving birth to her first daughter, Andrews began filming “Mary Poppins,” followed by “The Americanization of Emily,” then “The Sound of Music.”

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 19, 2019

If I rehearse here the changes in my private life after my Americanization, it is finally to emphasize the public gain.

From "Hunger of Memory" by Richard Rodriguez