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easternize

American  
[ee-ster-nahyz] / ˈi stərˌnaɪz /
especially British, easternise

verb (used with object)

easternized, easternizing
  1. (usually initial capital letter) to influence with ideas, customs, etc., characteristic of eastern Asia.

  2. to influence with ideas, customs, etc., characteristic of the eastern U.S., especially sophisticated or cosmopolitan ideas or customs.


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Etymology

Origin of easternize

eastern + -ize

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