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Americanize
verb Amer·i·can·ize \ə-ˈmer-ə-kə-ˌnīz, -ˈmər-, -ˈme-rə-\
: to make (something or someone) American : to cause (something or someone) to have American characteristics
Amer·i·can·izedAmer·i·can·iz·ing
Full Definition of AMERICANIZE
transitive verb
1
: to cause to acquire or conform to American characteristics
2
: to bring (as an area) under the political, cultural, or commercial influence of the United States
intransitive verb
: to acquire or conform to American traits
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First Known Use of AMERICANIZE
1797
Rhymes with AMERICANIZE
apotheosize, colonialize, compartmentalize, conceptualize, consolation prize, contextualize, decriminalize, delegitimize, demilitarize, denaturalize, departmentalize, depoliticize, desexualize, epigrammatize, etymologize, Europeanize, exteriorize, ideologize, individualize, industrialize, internationalize, legitimatize, materialize, memorialize, miniaturize, politicalize, private enterprise, professionalize, psychoanalyze, revolutionize, self-actualize, sensationalize, sentimentalize, spiritualize, underutilize, universalize
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