westernize
verb /ˈwestənaɪz/
/ˈwestərnaɪz/
(British English also westernise)
[usually passive]Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they westernize | /ˈwestənaɪz/ /ˈwestərnaɪz/ |
| he / she / it westernizes | /ˈwestənaɪzɪz/ /ˈwestərnaɪzɪz/ |
| past simple westernized | /ˈwestənaɪzd/ /ˈwestərnaɪzd/ |
| past participle westernized | /ˈwestənaɪzd/ /ˈwestərnaɪzd/ |
| -ing form westernizing | /ˈwestənaɪzɪŋ/ /ˈwestərnaɪzɪŋ/ |
- to bring ideas or ways of life that are typical of Western Europe and North America to other countries
- be westernized (by something) The islands have been westernized by the growth of tourism.