Occidentalize

[ ok-si-den-tl-ahyz ]

verb (used with object)

, Oc·ci·den·tal·ized, Oc·ci·den·tal·iz·ing.

1. to make Occidental.

Occidentalize

/ ˌɒksɪˈdɛntəˌlaɪz /

verb

1. to make or become Occidental

Derived Forms

• ˌOcciˌdentaliˈzation, noun

Other Words From

• Occi·dental·i·zation noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of Occidentalize¹

First recorded in 1865–70; occidental + -ize

Example Sentences

He would have a separate place for human passengers and for beasts, and in general shorten the time, diminish the discomforts and occidentalize the whole proceedings.

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The Japanese had the same Buddhistic disregard for euphony, but they have adopted European ideas in music and are rapidly becoming occidentalized from a musical point of view.

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Long was of the mandarin type, with drooping mustache, well dressed in American clothes, and conforming to the new customs of an occidentalized China.

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