Occidentalize

[ ok-si-den-tl-ahyz ]

verb (used with object)

, Oc·ci·den·tal·ized, Oc·ci·den·tal·iz·ing.

1. to make Occidental.

Occidentalize

/ ˌɒksɪˈdɛntəˌlaɪz /

verb

1. to make or become Occidental

Derived Forms

• ˌOcciˌdentaliˈzation, noun

Other Words From

• Occi·dental·i·zation noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of Occidentalize¹

First recorded in 1865–70; occidental + -ize