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.

Origin of Occidentalize

1
First recorded in 1865–70; occidental + -ize
  • Also especially British, Oc·ci·den·tal·ise .

Other words from Occidentalize

  • Oc·ci·den·tal·i·za·tion, noun

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British Dictionary definitions for Occidentalize

Occidentalize

Occidentalise

/ (ˌɒksɪˈdɛntəˌlaɪz) /


verb
  1. to make or become Occidental

Derived forms of Occidentalize

  • Occidentalization or Occidentalisation, noun

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