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westernize
[
wes
-ter-nahyz
]
west·ern·ize
/
ˈwɛs
tərˌnaɪz
/
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wes
-ter-nahyz
]
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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.
Also,
especially British
,
west·ern·ise
.
Origin:
1830–40;
western
+
-ize
Related forms
west·ern·i·za·tion,
noun
un·west·ern·ized,
adjective
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westernize
or
westernise
(ˈwɛstəˌnaɪz)
—
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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