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occidentalize

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Oc⋅ci⋅den⋅tal⋅ize

  [ok-si-den-tl-ahyz]
Use occidentalize in a Sentence
–verb (used with object), -ized, -iz⋅ing.
to make Occidental.
Also, especially British, Oc⋅ci⋅den⋅tal⋅ise.

Origin:
1865–70; occidental + -ize

Related forms:
Oc⋅ci⋅den⋅tal⋅i⋅za⋅tion, noun
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oc·ci·den·tal·ize or Oc·ci·den·tal·ize   (ŏk'sĭ-děn'tl-īz')   
tr.v.   oc·ci·den·tal·ized or Oc·ci·den·tal·ized, oc·ci·den·tal·iz·ing or Oc·ci·den·tal·iz·ling, oc·ci·den·tal·iz·es or Oc·ci·den·tal·iz·es
To make Occidental in character, outlook, or way of life.
oc'ci·den'tal·i·za'tion (-ĭ-zā'shən) n.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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