Europeanize

American  

[yoor-uh-pee-uh-nahyz, yur-] / ˌyʊər əˈpi əˌnaɪz, ˌyɜr- /

especially British, Europeanise

verb (used with object)

Europeanized, Europeanizing

1. to make European.

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Europeanize British  

/ ˌjʊərəˈpɪəˌnaɪz /

verb

1. to make European in culture, dress, etc

2. to integrate (a country, economy, etc) into the European Union

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Other Word Forms

• Europeanization noun

Etymology

Origin of Europeanize

First recorded in 1840–50; European + -ize

Example Sentences

Most of her address was focused on women and their role in society, promising to “feminize” and “Europeanize” the country.

From Seattle Times

Sub-Saharan history is tougher to Europeanize without featuring the colonial perspective, relegating the Black Africans who have existed there for generations to background roles.

From Salon

He succeeded, but at the expense of a rent in the fabric of Russian history that left many recently Europeanized elites feeling estranged from the traditional culture of the peasantry.

From Washington Post

There are sort of Spanish recipes, some of which have Spanish origins, and some of which are kind of purposeful Europeanizing of Central American food,” Joskow says.

From Los Angeles Times

Yet Harlow, who died on Friday at 82, wanted to go beyond the Europeanized mambo performance styles heard in the Catskills and be true to the music’s African roots.

From New York Times