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Americanize

[ uh-mer-i-kuh-nahyz ]

verb (used with or without object)

Americanized, Americanizing.
  1. to make or become American in character; assimilate to the customs and institutions of the United States.


Americanize

/ əˈɛɪəˌԲɪ /

verb

  1. to make or become American in outlook, attitudes, etc
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˌԾˈپDz, noun
  • ˈˌ, noun
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Other yvlog Forms

  • ······پDz [uh, -mer-i-k, uh, -nahy-, zey, -sh, uh, n, -ni-, zey, -] especially British, ······پDz noun
  • ····· especially British, ····· noun
  • -···· especially British, -···· verb deAmericanized deAmericanizing or (especially British,) deAmericanised deAmericanising
  • 󲹱-···· especially British, 󲹱-···· adjective
  • ܲ·-···· especially British, ܲ·-···· adjective
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of Americanize1

An Americanism dating back to 1790–1800; American + -ize
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Example Sentences

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He also reflects on the journey of other cuisines, like Italian and Chinese, which were once considered “exotic” before becoming Americanized.

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Since its statehood in 1959, Hawaii has become highly Americanized but now Native Hawaiians have been steadfast in preserving their fading cultural norms and traditions, reports said.

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Paradoxically, by the yardstick of the 19th century, Pratt was considered an “Indian lover,” a champion and defender of Native Americans — but in a purified, Americanized incarnation.

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And three, they thought he was too Americanized.

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“I am worried that they will Americanize it,” said George Norohna, a 61-year-old retired civil servant, who remembers the show as the first thing he ever saw on a color television.

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