westernize
westernize · westernizes · westernized · westernizing
verwestlichen
To render something western in characterTo render something western in character.
US/wˈɛstɚnˌaɪz/
» Japan didn't fully Westernize.
Japan hat sich nicht völlig verwestlicht.
Meaning
1 sensesTo render something western in character.
verwestlichen
make western in character
Examples
3 sentencesJapan didn't fully Westernize.
deJapan hat sich nicht völlig verwestlicht. — Waldelfe
About half of India is illiterate, and their literacy often isn't about English, so many are not becoming Westernized.
If you stay here long, you will become so Westernized that you will lose all love for New England.
Translations
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By meaning 1
make something western:
Forms
westernizes, westernizing, westernized, westernized| Base form | westernize · to westernize |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | westernizes |
| Present participle | westernizing |
| Past simple | westernized |
| Past participle | westernized |
regular · Lesson
Synonyms
3 synonymsClose in meaning
- make western in character:occidentalizeoccidentalisewesternise
Antonyms
1 antonymsWord family
1 related wordsRelatedwestern
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle