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americanize

Verb (usu participle)

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americanize(v = verb.change) americanise - make American in character; "The year in the US has completely Americanized him"

is one way to alter, change, modify

Derived forms noun american₁, adjective american₁, noun americanization₁

Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody

americanize(v = verb.change) americanise - become American in character; "After a year in Iowa, he has totally Americanized"

is one way to change

Derived forms adjective american₁, noun americanization₁

Sample sentences:
Something ----s
Somebody ----s

americanize, v. t.

To render American; to assimilate to the Americans in customs, ideas, etc.; to stamp with American characteristics. [1913 Webster]

americanize, v. (also -ise)
1 tr. a make American in character. b naturalize as an American.
2 intr. become American in character.

Derivative

Americanization n.

VB coin words, coin a term, backform, Americanize, Anglicize.

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