Americanize
Americanverb (used with or without object)
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Americanizes,
present (3rd person singular)
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Americanized,
past participle, past
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Americanizing
present participle
verb
Other Word Forms
Derived Forms
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Americanizationnoun
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Americanizernoun
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de-Americanizeverb
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half-Americanizedadjective
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quasi-Americanizedadjective
Inflected Forms
Participles
Conjugated Forms
Present
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Americanizesimple
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Americanizessimple
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have Americanizedperfect
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has Americanizedperfect
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am Americanizingprogressive
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are Americanizingprogressive
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is Americanizingprogressive
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have been Americanizingperfect progressive
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has been Americanizingperfect progressive
Past
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Americanizedsimple
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had Americanizedperfect
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was Americanizingprogressive
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were Americanizingprogressive
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had been Americanizingperfect progressive
Future
Etymology
Origin of Americanize
Example Sentences
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See Examples For:
And his character is complex in novel ways: The child of Chinese immigrants, Alexander was reared by people almost desperate to Americanize themselves, and he too has a hunger to be accepted.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 26, 2025
The unabashed attempts to Americanize the English soccer experience range from musical acts as pregame entertainment to the addition of club seats — with waiter service and lounge access — and members-only bars inside stadiums.
From New York Times ● May 4, 2024
But if there was one lesson learned that might well be etched on some memorial to the lost cause of Afghanistan, it might well be Milley’s summation: “Don’t Americanize the war,” Milley said.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 28, 2021
Its decision to Americanize a hugely lucrative property, with the lead roles now filled by a popular black comedian and the guy who played Walter White, probably once looked like a sound idea on paper.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 10, 2019
“And what better way to Americanize the children than to buy a car!”
From "Typical American" by Gish Jen
I don't care that chef Eddie Americanizes recipes.
From New York Times ● Apr. 9, 2018
A coed Filipino version was made in 1975, and a prosaic Americanized take in 1990.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 4, 2026
New Englanders have strong opinions, and one of them is that our regional, Americanized Chinese food is the best in the United States.
From Salon ● May 3, 2026
Figuring out which direction each of these pastors pulled—toward a Christian nation or an Americanized Christianity, or both—might have added fine print to Mr. Sutton’s catalog of believers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 19, 2026
Those fast-food kids were becoming Americanized, in all kinds of ways.
From Slate ● Nov. 13, 2025
Grandma sent Mom a recipe, and Mom Americanized and adapted it, but she called Grandma every year as she made it, chatting about ingredients and measurements and life.
From "The Science of Breakable Things" by Tae Keller
Many Canadians despise him for Americanizing their game, but he devised a program to aid Canada-based teams when currency disparities handicapped them.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 30, 2023
It broke several records on Spotify and YouTube, and opened more doors for Latin music to be integrated on pop radio without watering down or Americanizing its songs.
From Washington Times ● Jan. 22, 2018
Votel did not indicate that Americanizing the fight for Raqqa was an option under active consideration.
From The Guardian ● Feb. 22, 2017
Americanizing his first and last names, the young Mr. Gruen learned English from the movies and graduated from the High School of Commerce on West 66th Street in Manhattan.
From New York Times ● Jul. 19, 2016
To them the labor-union is at present the strongest Americanizing force.
From Races and Immigrants in America by John R. (John Rogers) Commons
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