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EUROPEANISE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Europeanise mean? 

EUROPEANISE (verb)
  The verb EUROPEANISE has 2 senses:

1. denationalize and subject (a territory) to the supervision of an agency of a European community of nationsplay

2. make (continental) European in customs, character, or ideasplay

  Familiarity information: EUROPEANISE used as a verb is rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


EUROPEANISE (verb)

 Conjugation: 
Present simple: I / you / we / they europeanise  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation ... he / she / it europeanises  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation
Past simple: europeanised  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation
Past participle: europeanised  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation
-ing form: europeanising  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation


Sense 1

Meaning:

Denationalize and subject (a territory) to the supervision of an agency of a European community of nations

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

Synonyms:

Europeanise; Europeanize

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

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

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something


Sense 2

Meaning:

Make (continental) European in customs, character, or ideas

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

Synonyms:

Europeanise; Europeanize

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

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

Sentence frames:

Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something

Derivation:

Europeanisation (assimilation into European culture)


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