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verb
To render something western in character.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: intransitive, transitive
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: dewesternize
verb
Alternative letter-case form of westernize.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
make western in character
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: occidentalize, occidentalise, westernise
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: change, alter, modify
History
Etymology tree English western Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen English -ize English westernize From western + -ize.
Across languages
13 source translations are retained for this English entry.
