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AMERICANIZE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Americanize mean? 

AMERICANIZE (verb)
  The verb AMERICANIZE has 2 senses:

1. make American in characterplay

2. become American in characterplay

  Familiarity information: AMERICANIZE used as a verb is rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


AMERICANIZE (verb)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Make American in character

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

Synonyms:

Americanise; Americanize

Context example:

The year in the US has completely Americanized him

Hypernyms (to "Americanize" is one way to...):

alter; change; modify (cause to change; make different; cause a transformation)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody

Derivation:

American (a native or inhabitant of the United States)

American (of or relating to the United States of America or its people or language or culture)

Americanization (assimilation into American culture)


Sense 2

Meaning:

Become American in character

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

Synonyms:

Americanise; Americanize

Context example:

After a year in Iowa, he has totally Americanized

Hypernyms (to "Americanize" is one way to...):

change (undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature)

Sentence frames:

Something ----s
Somebody ----s

Derivation:

American (of or relating to the United States of America or its people or language or culture)

Americanization (assimilation into American culture)


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