Americanize

[ uh-mer-i-kuh-nahyz ]

verb (used with or without object)

, A·mer·i·can·ized, A·mer·i·can·iz·ing.

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

Americanize

/ əˈmɛrɪkəˌnaɪz /

verb

1. to make or become American in outlook, attitudes, etc

Derived Forms

• Aˌmericaniˈzation, noun
• Aˈmericanˌizer, noun

Other Words From

• A·mer·i·can·i·za·tion [uh, -mer-i-k, uh, -nahy-, zey, -sh, uh, n, -ni-, zey, -] especially British, A·mer·i·can·i·sa·tion noun
• A·mer·i·can·iz·er especially British, A·mer·i·can·is·er noun
• de-A·mer·i·can·ize especially British, de-A·mer·i·can·ise verb deAmericanized deAmericanizing or (especially British,) deAmericanised deAmericanising
• half-A·mer·i·can·ized especially British, half-A·mer·i·can·ised adjective
• qua·si-A·mer·i·can·ized especially British, qua·si-A·mer·i·can·ised adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of Americanize¹

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

Example Sentences

And three, they thought he was too Americanized.

From Salon

“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.

From New York Times

The unabashed attempts to Americanize the English soccer experience range from musical acts as pregame entertainment to the addition of club seats — with waiter service and lounge access — and members-only bars inside stadiums.

From New York Times

Kevin “Americanized quickly,” his father says, after the family emigrated from Hong Kong in 1992 to Vancouver, B.C., and moved to the Seattle area shortly thereafter.

From Seattle Times

This included a focus on whether they had become “Americanized” or “acculturated” with the result that the tribes’ main interest in establishing treaty rights was economic.

From Seattle Times