continentalize
American
[kon-tn-en-tl-ahyz]
/ ˌkɒn tnˈɛn tlˌaɪz /
especially British,
continentalise
verb (used with object)
continentalized,
continentalizing
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to make continental, as in scope or character.
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(sometimes initial capital letter) to influence with European ideas or culture.
Other Word Forms
- continentalization noun
Etymology
Origin of continentalize
First recorded in 1850–55; continental + -ize
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