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westernize
[ wes-ter-nahyz ]
/ ˈwɛs tərˌnaɪz /
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verb (used with object), west·ern·ized, west·ern·iz·ing.
to influence with ideas, customs, practices, etc., characteristic of Europe and North America.
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Also especially British, west·ern·ise .
OTHER WORDS FROM westernize
west·ern·i·za·tion; especially British, west·ern·i·sa·tion [wes-ter-nahy-zey-shuhn], /ˌwɛs tər naɪˈzeɪ ʃən/, nounun·west·ern·ized; especially British, un·west·ern·ised, adjectiveWords nearby westernize
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British Dictionary definitions for westernize
westernize
westernise
/ (ˈwɛstəˌnaɪz) /
verb
(tr) to influence or make familiar with the customs, practices, etc, of the West
Derived forms of westernize
westernization or westernisation, nounCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
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