westernize
pronunciation
How to pronounce westernize in British English:
UK [ˈwestənaɪz]
How to pronounce westernize in American English:
US [ ˈwestərnaɪz]
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- Verb:
- make western in character
Word Origin
- westernize (adj.)
- also westernise, 1837, originally in reference to the U.S. West, from western + -ize. Emigrants from Europe have brought the peculiarities of the nations and countries from whence they have originated, but are fast losing their national manners and feelings, and, to use a provincial term, will soon become "westernized." [J.M. Peck, "A New Guide for Emigrants to the West," Boston, 1837] In reference to Europeanizing of Middle Eastern or Asian places and persons, from 1867. Related: Westernized; westernizing.
Example
- 1. Chen jiping , a senior official , expressed this fear when he warned recently against " hostile western forces attempting to westernize and split us . "
- 2. I am afraid that it is not easy to completely westernize 1.3 billion chinese people .
- 3. She lacks confidence , explains min-kyong 's mother , a problem she hopes will be solved when her pre-teen undergoes plastic surgery , to westernize her eyes .
- 4. When the games ended the party 's official mouthpiece the people 's daily denounced the supportersof universal values as people trying to westernize china into a place that would nolonger uphold " socialism with chinese characteristics . "