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Americanize

American  
[uh-mer-i-kuh-nahyz] / əˈmɛr ɪ kəˌnaɪz /
especially British, Americanise

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 British  
/ əˈmɛrɪkəˌnaɪz /

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

Other Word Forms

  • Americanization noun
  • Americanizer noun
  • de-Americanize verb
  • half-Americanized adjective
  • quasi-Americanized adjective

Etymology

Origin of Americanize

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

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