Occidentalize
Americanverb (used with object)
verb
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Etymology
Origin of Occidentalize
First recorded in 1865–70; occidental + -ize
Example Sentences
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Presently the Child-Governor was sent to school in England, where he quickly became Occidentalized, even to the extent of always using by preference an "underground" or subway when one is available.
From Time Magazine Archive
We have seen how they arose, and also how they are now being transformed by the new Occidentalized social order.
From Evolution Of The Japanese, Social And Psychic by Gulick, Sidney Lewis
But there is no reason for thinking that it will ever become wholly Occidentalized.
From Evolution Of The Japanese, Social And Psychic by Gulick, Sidney Lewis
She perhaps kindled the first elemental spark of his present passion for Occidentalizing Turkey.
From Time Magazine Archive
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