oc·ci·den·tal·ize \ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈdentəlˌīz\transitive verb (-ed/-ing/-s) Usage: sometimes capitalized : to make occidental : cause to conform to western standards or culture < served to widen the gulf between the small occidentalized intelligentsia and the great mass of the people — Virginia Thompson & Richard Adloff >