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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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
Ahi led a double life as an Americanized disco producer, while also writing for his immigrant community.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 27, 2025
“They wanted us to feel Americanized as much as possible,” Ravula said.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 22, 2023
Here she wouldn't be Dimple Shah, wayward, Americanized daughter of immigrant parents; she’d be just Dimple Shah, future web developer.
From "When Dimple Met Rishi" by Sandhya Menon
