tərˌnaɪz verb (used with object), west·ern·ized, west·ern·iz·ing.
to influence with ideas, customs, practices, etc., characteristic of the Occident or of the western U.S.
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| —vb | |
| (tr) to influence or make familiar with the customs, practices, etc, of the West | |
| westernise or westernise | |
| —vb | |
| westerni'zation or westernise | |
| —n | |
| westerni'sation or westernise | |
| —n | |
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Westernize
is always a great word to know.
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