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

• de-Americanization
  noun

Etymology

Origin of Americanization

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

Example Sentences

See Examples For:

Americanization

One plaque commemorated “the Americanization of Godzilla,” which took place in 1956 when footage was filmed here for the English-language version of the monster classic.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 23, 2024

And they often use a dirty word for it: Americanization.

From New York Times ● May 13, 2023

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

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

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