Americanization

American  

[uh-mer-i-kuh-nahy-zay-shuhn, -ni-zay-] / 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

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Etymology

Origin of Americanization

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

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Example Sentences

See Examples For:

Americanization

The Russians were annoyed that the subject was Ukraine; the Ukrainians were offended by Copland’s Americanization of their folk music and by Ira Gershwin’s lyrics.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 22, 2025

“That whole generation was the byproduct of this sweeping Americanization, Westernization,” Mr. De Fries recalled recently.

From New York Times ● Aug. 12, 2022

The family moved to New Jersey in the 1950s and began what Zygi calls “our Americanization to sports.”

From Seattle Times ● Aug. 7, 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

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

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