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occidentalize

oc·ci·den·tal·ize [ òksi dént'l z ] (past and past participle oc·ci·den·tal·ized, present participle oc·ci·den·tal·iz·ing, 3rd person present singular oc·ci·den·tal·iz·es)


transitive verb 
Definition:
 
westernize: to make somebody or something conform to the culture of the West ( dated formal )

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