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Occidentalize

American  
[ok-si-den-tl-ahyz] / ˌɒk sɪˈdɛn tlˌaɪz /
especially British, Occidentalise

verb (used with object)

Occidentalized, Occidentalizing

  1. to make Occidental.

Occidentalize British  
/ ˌɒksɪˈdɛntəˌlaɪz /

verb

  1. to make or become Occidental

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Other Word Forms

  • Occidentalization noun

Etymology

Origin of Occidentalize

First recorded in 1865–70; occidental + -ize

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