Americanize
Americanverb (used with or without object)
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
Conjugated Forms
Present
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has Americanizedperfect 3rd person singular
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have Americanizedperfect
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is Americanizingprogressive 3rd person singular
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have been Americanizingperfect progressive
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are Americanizingprogressive
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Americanizingparticiple
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has been Americanizingperfect progressive 3rd person singular
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am Americanizingprogressive 1st person singular
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Americanizessingular 3rd person
Past
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had Americanizedperfect
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had been Americanizingperfect progressive
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was Americanizingprogressive singular
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were Americanizingprogressive plural
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Americanizedsimple
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Americanizedparticiple
Future
Etymology
Origin of Americanize
Example Sentences
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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
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
As a part of their plan to Americanize the tribes, reformers sought legislation to replace this concept with the popular Euro-American notion of real estate ownership and self-reliance.
From Textbooks • Dec. 30, 2014
“And what better way to Americanize the children than to buy a car!”
From "Typical American" by Gish Jen
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