Americanize

American  

[uh-mer-i-kuh-nahyz] / əˈmɛr ɪ kəˌnaɪz /

especially British, Americanise

verb (used with or without object)

Americanized, Americanizing

1. to make or become American in character; assimilate to the customs and institutions of the United States.

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Americanize British  

/ əˈmɛrɪkəˌnaɪz /

verb

1. to make or become American in outlook, attitudes, etc

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Other Word Forms

• Americanization noun
• Americanizer noun
• de-Americanize verb
• half-Americanized adjective
• quasi-Americanized adjective

Etymology

Origin of Americanize

An Americanism dating back to 1790–1800; American + -ize

Example Sentences

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

Francisco and his wife, Lucia, left Mexico for a better life in the early 1900s, so it’s hard to imagine what they would make of their thoroughly Americanized descendants today.

From Los Angeles Times

“The most Americanized military in Latin America is the Colombian military,” Cochez told The Times.

From Los Angeles Times

Ahi led a double life as an Americanized disco producer, while also writing for his immigrant community.

From Los Angeles Times

Meanwhile, Boyle Heights’ Forsythe Memorial School for Girls, a Protestant missionary school that sought to Americanize Mexican girls, is also on the list of historic places.

From Los Angeles Times