Americanize
to make or become American in character; assimilate to the customs and institutions of the United States.
Origin of Americanize
1- Also especially British, A·mer·i·can·ise .
Other words from Americanize
- A·mer·i·can·i·za·tion [uh-mer-i-kuh-nahy-zey-shuhn, -ni-zey-] /əˌmɛr ɪ kə naɪˈzeɪ ʃən, -nɪˈzeɪ-/ 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, de-A·mer·i·can·ized, de-A·mer·i·can·iz·ing or (especially British), de-A·mer·i·can·ised, de-A·mer·i·can·is·ing.
- 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
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How to use Americanize in a sentence
Pressure for immigrants to Americanize was coded into the Settlement Cookbook, which included education about American cultural norms but few Jewish recipes.
Fortunately, the program needs no modifications or special manipulation to "Americanize" its followers.
Educational Work of the Boy Scouts | Lorne W. BarclayThus was enacted the preliminary part of the plot to Americanize Andr Franois, fils.
The old theory was good enough for our home-building fathers, but is blighting to a generation aspiring to Americanize the globe.
East of Suez | Frederic Courtland PenfieldA short residence on our republican soil had done little to Americanize the Crabshaw family, who lived in true English style.
The Bay State Monthly, Volume 3, No. 4 | Various
Patriotic duty could not Americanize Angelo nor Marie, nor anybody else.
Eve to the Rescue | Ethel Hueston
British Dictionary definitions for Americanize
Americanise
/ (əˈmɛrɪkəˌnaɪz) /
to make or become American in outlook, attitudes, etc
Derived forms of Americanize
- Americanization or Americanisation, noun
- Americanizer or Americaniser, noun
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