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

Intimidated by the specter of Americanization, most French bakers raised the tattered white flag of surrender and lowered the doughy white flag of artisanal standards.

From Washington Post • Dec. 7, 2022

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

Mandel’s first big song as a composer was “Emily,” from 1964’s “The Americanization of Emily,” which he wrote with lyricist Johnny Mercer.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 30, 2020

For “The Shadow of Your Smile,” he went first to Mercer, with whom he had written “Emily” from “The Americanization of Emily.”

From Seattle Times • Jun. 30, 2020

But afterward, for the rest of the day, I was taught well those skills of numbers and words crucial to my Americanization.

From "Hunger of Memory" by Richard Rodriguez