Americanize

 [uh-mer-i-kuh-nahyz]  

A·mer·i·can·ize

   [uh-mer-i-kuh-nahyz]
verb (used with object), verb (used without object), A·mer·i·can·ized, A·mer·i·can·iz·ing.
to make or become American in character; assimilate to the customs and institutions of the U.S.
Also, especially British, A·mer·i·can·ise.

Origin:
1790–1800, Americanism; American + -ize

Related forms
A·mer·i·can·i·za·tion, noun
A·mer·i·can·iz·er, noun
de-A·mer·i·can·i·za·tion, noun
de-A·mer·i·can·ize, verb, de·-A·mer·i·can·ized, de·-A·mer·i·can·iz·ing.
half-A·mer·i·can·ized, adjective
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qua·si-A·mer·i·can·ized, adjective
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Americanize or Americanise (əˈmɛrɪkəˌnaɪz)
 
—vb
to make or become American in outlook, attitudes, etc
 
Americanise or Americanise
 
—vb
 
Americani'zation or Americanise
 
—n
 
Americani'sation or Americanise
 
—n
 
A'mericanizer or Americanise
 
—n
 
A'mericaniser or Americanise
 
—n

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