Europeanize

[yoo r-uh-pee-uh-nahyz, yur-]

verb (used with object), Eu·ro·pe·an·ized, Eu·ro·pe·an·iz·ing.

to make European.

Also especially British, Eu·ro·pe·an·ise.

Origin of Europeanize

First recorded in 1840–50; European + -ize

Related formsEu·ro·pe·an·i·za·tion, noun

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Examples from the Web for europeanize

Historical Examples of europeanize

After doing so, he had let that power Europeanize itself and become formidable without a protest.
The Outline of History: Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind
Herbert George Wells
The attempt in Africa to Europeanize the negro and ignore his idiosyncrasies as a race has utterly failed.
The Galaxy, April, 1877
Various
He could not Europeanize his empire without some such location for his new capital.
Beacon Lights of History, Volume VIII
John Lord

British Dictionary definitions for europeanize

Europeanize

Europeanise

verb (tr)

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

Derived FormsEuropeanization or Europeanisation, noun

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