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Europeanize

[ yoor-uh-pee-uh-nahyz, yur- ]

verb (used with object)

, Eu·ro·pe·an·ized, Eu·ro·pe·an·iz·ing.
  1. to make European.


Europeanize

/ ˌjʊərəˈpɪəˌnaɪz /

verb

  1. to make European in culture, dress, etc
  2. to integrate (a country, economy, etc) into the European Union
“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

  • ˌEuroˌpeaniˈzation, noun
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Other Words From

  • Euro·pean·i·zation noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of Europeanize1

First recorded in 1840–50; European + -ize
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Example Sentences

After doing so, he had let that power Europeanize itself and become formidable without a protest.

He could not Europeanize his empire without some such location for his new capital.

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