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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 |
| Present |
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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 |
| Present Continuous |
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| I am westernizing | | you are westernizing | | he/she/it is westernizing | | we are westernizing | | you are westernizing | | they are westernizing |
| Present Perfect |
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| I have westernized | | you have westernized | | he/she/it has westernized | | we have westernized | | you have westernized | | they have westernized |
| Past Continuous |
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| I was westernizing | | you were westernizing | | he/she/it was westernizing | | we were westernizing | | you were westernizing | | they were westernizing |
| Past Perfect |
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| I had westernized | | you had westernized | | he/she/it had westernized | | we had westernized | | you had westernized | | they had westernized |
| Future |
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| I will westernize | | you will westernize | | he/she/it will westernize | | we will westernize | | you will westernize | | they will westernize |
| Future Perfect |
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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 |
| Future Continuous |
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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 |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
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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 |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
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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 |
| Conditional |
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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 |
Thesaurus| Verb | 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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