Americanization

American  

[uh-mer-i-kuh-nahy-zey-shuhn, -ni-zey-] / əˌmɛr ɪ kə naɪˈzeɪ ʃən, -nɪˈzeɪ- /

especially British, Americanisation

noun

1. the act or process of conforming, or making something conform, to the values, customs, and institutions of the United States.

   Our organization demonstrates a dynamic, respectful approach to international aid—one that doesn't attempt an Americanization of a foreign people.

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Other Word Forms

• de-Americanization
  noun

Etymology

Origin of Americanization

Americaniz(e) ( def. ) + -ation ( def. )

Example Sentences

See Examples For:

Americanization

And they often use a dirty word for it: Americanization.

From New York Times ● May 13, 2023

The family moved to New Jersey in the 1950s and began what Zygi calls “our Americanization to sports.”

From Seattle Times ● Aug. 7, 2021

Though I wholeheartedly agree with Dennis Drabelle’s plea for the dramatization of American fiction, as he wrote in his April 5 Sunday Arts article “How about an Americanization of ‘Masterpiece’?,”

From Washington Post ● Apr. 24, 2020

Three months after giving birth to her first daughter, Andrews began filming “Mary Poppins,” followed by “The Americanization of Emily,” then “The Sound of Music.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 19, 2019

But afterward, for the rest of the day, I was taught well those skills of numbers and words crucial to my Americanization.

From "Hunger of Memory" by Richard Rodriguez