westernize

Word family  noun west western westerner westerly westernization adjective west westerly western westbound westernized westward verb westernize adverb west westward(s)

 Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++west·ern·ize (also westernise British English) /ˈwestənaɪz $ -ər-/ verb [transitive]  PTSANto bring customs, business methods etc that are typical of Europe and the US to other countries 使〔风俗、经营方式等〕西化 Tunisian culture has been westernized. 突尼斯文化已被西化了。n Grammar Westernize is usually passive. —westernization /ˌwestənaɪˈzeɪʃən $ -tərnə-/ noun [uncountable]→ See Verb table

west·ern·ize verb →n GRAMMAR1LDOCE OnlineChineseSyllable  

customs, Corpus of Europe methods business to are typical etc that bring

westernize
west‧ern‧ize (also westernise British English) /ˈwestənaɪz $ -ər-/ verb [transitive usually passive]to bring customs, business methods etc that are typical of Europe and the US to other countries:
    Tunisian culture has been westernized.
—westernization /ˌwestənaɪˈzeɪʃən $ -tərnə-/ noun [uncountable]

west·ern·ize (BrE also west·ern·ise) BrE /ˈwestənaɪz/ 🔊NAmE /ˈwestərnaɪz/ 🔊 verbpresent simple - I / you / we / they westernize BrE /ˈwestənaɪz/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈwestərnaɪz/ 🔊present simple - he / she / it westernizes BrE /ˈwestənaɪzɪz/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈwestərnaɪzɪz/ 🔊past simple westernized BrE /ˈwestənaɪzd/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈwestərnaɪzd/ 🔊past participle westernized BrE /ˈwestənaɪzd/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈwestərnaɪzd/ 🔊 -ing form westernizing BrE /ˈwestənaɪzɪŋ/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈwestərnaɪzɪŋ/ 🔊 [usually passive] ~ sth to bring ideas or ways of life that are typical of western Europe and N America to other countries 使西方化；使欧美化◆The islands have been westernized by the growth of tourism. 旅游业的增长已经使这些岛西方化了。🔊🔊▸ west·ern·ized, west·ern·ised BrE /ˈwestənaɪzd/ 🔊NAmE /ˈwestərnaɪzd/ 🔊 adjective◆a westernized society西方化了的社会