Europeanize

[ yoor-uh-pee-uh-nahyz, yur- ]

verb (used with object)

, Eu·ro·pe·an·ized, Eu·ro·pe·an·iz·ing.

1. to make European.

Europeanize

/ ˌjʊərəˈpɪəˌnaɪz /

verb

1. to make European in culture, dress, etc
2. to integrate (a country, economy, etc) into the European Union

Derived Forms

• ˌEuroˌpeaniˈzation, noun

Other Words From

• Euro·pean·i·zation noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of Europeanize¹

First recorded in 1840–50; European + -ize

Example Sentences

After doing so, he had let that power Europeanize itself and become formidable without a protest.

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He could not Europeanize his empire without some such location for his new capital.

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