ori·en·tal·ize \-ˈentəlˌīz\verb (-ed/-ing/-s) Usage: often capitalized Etymology:oriental (I) + -ize transitive verb : to make oriental : give oriental qualities or characteristics to < left the West far more Orientalized than the East was Hellenized — Elmer Davis > intransitive verb 1.: to become oriental : adopt oriental traits or attitudes 2.: to pursue oriental studies