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Dictionary: west·ern·ize   (wĕs'tər-nīz') pronunciation
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tr.v., -ized, -iz·ing, -iz·es.
To convert to the customs of Western civilization.

westernization west'ern·i·za'tion (wĕs'tər-nĭ-zā'shən) n.

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The verb has one meaning:

Meaning #1: make western in character
  Synonyms: occidentalize, occidentalise, westernise

 
 
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