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 Definitions of westernize  [ˈwɛs tərˌnaɪz]  

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Definition of 'westernize' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (v.t.) westernize
to influence with or convert to ideas, customs, practices, etc., characteristic of the Occident or of the western U.S.

Etymology:  (1830–40)

Definition of 'westernize' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (verb) occidentalize, occidentalise, westernize, westernise
make western in character
"The country was Westernized after it opened up"



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