Americanize
verb (used with or without object)
to make or become American in character; assimilate to the customs and institutions of the United States.
has Americanized
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present perfectof Americanize (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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Sixteen years living in Georgia - including time at the University of Georgia - has Americanized Sepp, making this week potentially awkward in the European team room.
From Washington Times ● Sep. 26, 2023
Sixteen years living in Georgia — including time at the University of Georgia — has Americanized Sepp, making this week potentially awkward in the European team room.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 26, 2023
It helps, he added, that he has Americanized the names of some dishes: Aloo matar became Delhi potatoes.
From New York Times ● Aug. 10, 2021
Today the hard-working Korean army has Americanized itself down to the recruiting of trimly uniformed Korean WACs.
From Time Magazine Archive
Soon a pretty Tsarist girl, who has Americanized her lame into "Miss Catherine Bary" and became a designer, mounted the stage with a bunch of roses which she extended toward Speaker Kerensky.
From Time Magazine Archive
