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westernize

UK
/ˈwɛstənʌɪz/
US
/ˈwɛstərnaɪz/

Translations

westernizeverb
westernized
Past Simple
westernized
Past Participle
westernizing
Gerund
UK
/ˈwɛstənʌɪz/
US
/ˈwɛstərnaɪz/
occidentaliserSens transitif : rendre occidental, adapter aux usages occidentaux.
The reformers hoped to westernize the legal system to align it with international standards.
Les réformateurs espéraient occidentaliser le système juridique pour l’aligner sur les normes internationales.
s’occidentaliserSens intransitif et pronominal : adopter des usages, des idées ou des pratiques occidentales.
After opening its borders, the country began to westernize rapidly.
Après l’ouverture de ses frontières, le pays a commencé à s’occidentaliser rapidement.
Synonyms
Americanize
modernize
civilize
adapt
acculturate
Antonyms
orientalize

Definitions

westernizeverb
transitive: To cause (a person, place, institution, etc.) to adopt the customs, ideas, or practices characteristic of Western Europe or North America.
The reformers hoped to westernize the legal system to align it with international standards.
intransitive: To adopt Western customs, ideas, or practices.
After opening its borders, the country began to westernize rapidly.
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