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单词 westernize
释义

westernize

[ wes-ter-nahyz ]
/ ˈwɛs tərˌnaɪz /

verb (used with object), west·ern·ized, west·ern·iz·ing.

to influence with ideas, customs, practices, etc., characteristic of the Occident or of the western U.S.
Also especially British, west·ern·ise .

Origin of westernize

First recorded in 1830–40; western + -ize

OTHER WORDS FROM westernize

west·ern·i·za·tion, nounun·west·ern·ized, adjective

Words nearby westernize

Western Hindi, Western India States, Western Isles, Western Isles pony, westernism, westernize, western juniper, western larch, western lowland gorilla, westernmost, western mountain ash
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British Dictionary definitions for westernize

westernize

westernise

/ (ˈwɛstəˌnaɪz) /

verb

(tr) to influence or make familiar with the customs, practices, etc, of the West

Derived forms of westernize

westernization or westernisation, noun
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