Europeanize

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

/ ˌyʊər əˈpi əˌnaɪz, ˌyɜr- /

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

to make European.

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

Origin of Europeanize

First recorded in 1840–50; European + -ize

OTHER WORDS FROM Europeanize

Eu·ro·pe·an·i·za·tion, noun

Words nearby Europeanize

European elk, European finch, European Free Trade Association, Europeanism, Europeanist, Europeanize, European larch, European Monetary Institute, European Monetary System, European Monetary Union, European oyster

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How to use Europeanize in a sentence

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
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

/ (ˌjʊərəˈpɪəˌnaɪz) /

verb (tr)

to make European in culture, dress, etc

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

Derived forms of Europeanize

Europeanization or Europeanisation, noun

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