Americanize
verb (used with or without object)
to make or become American in character; assimilate to the customs and institutions of the United States.
Americanizing
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present participleof Americanize.present participle
A verb form that is used in progressive verb constructions and may also function as a modifier or a gerund.
Example Sentences
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Many Canadians despise him for Americanizing their game, but he devised a program to aid Canada-based teams when currency disparities handicapped them.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 30, 2023
He was born in 1947 into a ruined, Americanizing Japan, and before he was out of his teens he was joining in happenings and performances with The Play, an Osaka-based collective.
From New York Times ● Oct. 1, 2020
It broke several records on Spotify and YouTube, and opened more doors for Latin music to be integrated on pop radio without watering down or Americanizing its songs.
From Washington Times ● Jan. 22, 2018
But while he has sought a resolution of the Syrian civil war, Mattis in 2013 warned against Americanizing what would be a “very, very serious war”.
From The Guardian ● Dec. 1, 2016
If this was an "Americanizing of Canada," it was not a bad thing.
From The Canadian Commonwealth by Agnes C. (Agnes Christina) Laut
