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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Were he around today, he’d probably have some thoughts about the state of children’s animation too, after seeing director Andy Serkis’ crass, frenetic, Americanized “update” of his anti-totalitarianism creature tale.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 1, 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
And three, they thought he was too Americanized.
From Salon ● May 20, 2024
“They wanted us to feel Americanized as much as possible,” Ravula said.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 22, 2023
Soon I became as Americanized as my classmates—most of whom were two or three generations removed from their immigrant ancestors, and all of whom were children of middle-class parents.
From "Hunger of Memory" by Richard Rodriguez
