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

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

From New York Times ● Aug. 12, 2022

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

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

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