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

“It’s the Americanization of Brazilian politics,” said Guilherme Casarões, a political analyst at the Getulio Vargas Foundation in Sao Paulo.

From Washington Post • Oct. 28, 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

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

From Seattle Times • Aug. 7, 2021

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

The expression reminds me that she and my father have not followed their children all the way down the path to full Americanization.

From "Hunger of Memory" by Richard Rodriguez