Americanize
verb (used with or without object)
to make or become American in character; assimilate to the customs and institutions of the United States.
Americanized
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past participleof Americanize.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof Americanize.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
Americanizeverb (used with or without object)to make or become American in character; assimilate to the customs and institutions of the United States.
Example Sentences
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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
“The most Americanized military in Latin America is the Colombian military,” Cochez told The Times.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 3, 2025
Those fast-food kids were becoming Americanized, in all kinds of ways.
From Slate ● Nov. 13, 2025
He also reflects on the journey of other cuisines, like Italian and Chinese, which were once considered “exotic” before becoming Americanized.
From Salon ● Feb. 22, 2025
By then, I was a lapsed Catholic; my sisters and I had been pretty well Americanized since our arrival in this country a decade before, so really, I didn't have a good excuse.
From "How the García Girls Lost Their Accents" by Julia Alvarez
