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westernize
west·ern·ize W0098800 (wĕs′tər-nīz′)tr.v. west·ern·ized, west·ern·iz·ing, west·ern·iz·es To convert to the customs of Western civilization. west′ern·i·za′tion (wĕs′tər-nĭ-zā′shən) n.westernize (ˈwɛstəˌnaɪz) or westernisevb (Sociology) (tr) to influence or make familiar with the customs, practices, etc, of the West ˌwesterniˈzation, ˌwesterniˈsation nwest•ern•ize (ˈwɛs tərˌnaɪz) v.t. -ized, -iz•ing. to influence with or convert to ideas, customs, practices, etc., characteristic of the Occident or of the western U.S. [1830–40] west`ern•i•za′tion, n. westernize Past participle: westernized Gerund: westernizing
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westernize | westernize |
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I westernize | you westernize | he/she/it westernizes | we westernize | you westernize | they westernize |
Preterite |
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I westernized | you westernized | he/she/it westernized | we westernized | you westernized | they westernized |
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I am westernizing | you are westernizing | he/she/it is westernizing | we are westernizing | you are westernizing | they are westernizing |
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I have westernized | you have westernized | he/she/it has westernized | we have westernized | you have westernized | they have westernized |
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I was westernizing | you were westernizing | he/she/it was westernizing | we were westernizing | you were westernizing | they were westernizing |
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I had westernized | you had westernized | he/she/it had westernized | we had westernized | you had westernized | they had westernized |
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I will westernize | you will westernize | he/she/it will westernize | we will westernize | you will westernize | they will westernize |
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I will have westernized | you will have westernized | he/she/it will have westernized | we will have westernized | you will have westernized | they will have westernized |
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I will be westernizing | you will be westernizing | he/she/it will be westernizing | we will be westernizing | you will be westernizing | they will be westernizing |
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I have been westernizing | you have been westernizing | he/she/it has been westernizing | we have been westernizing | you have been westernizing | they have been westernizing |
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I will have been westernizing | you will have been westernizing | he/she/it will have been westernizing | we will have been westernizing | you will have been westernizing | they will have been westernizing |
Past Perfect Continuous |
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I had been westernizing | you had been westernizing | he/she/it had been westernizing | we had been westernizing | you had been westernizing | they had been westernizing |
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I would westernize | you would westernize | he/she/it would westernize | we would westernize | you would westernize | they would westernize |
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I would have westernized | you would have westernized | he/she/it would have westernized | we would have westernized | you would have westernized | they would have westernized | ThesaurusVerb | 1. | westernize - make western in character; "The country was Westernized after it opened up"occidentalise, occidentalize, westernisealter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue" | TranslationsoccidentaliseroccidentalizzareEncyclopediaSeeWesternizerswesternize Related to westernize: WesternisationSynonyms for westernizeverb make western in characterSynonyms- occidentalise
- occidentalize
- westernise
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