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AMERICANIZE
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I. (verb)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Become American in character
Example:
After a year in Iowa, he has totally Americanized
Synonyms:
Americanise; Americanize
Classified under:
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.
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)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Make American in character
Example:
The year in the US has completely Americanized him
Synonyms:
Americanise; Americanize
Classified under:
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.
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)
