English verb: westernise | |||
1. | westernise (change) make western in character | ||
Samples | The country was Westernized after it opened up. | ||
Synonyms | occidentalise, occidentalize, westernize | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody. Something ----s somebody | ||
Broader (hypernym) | alter, change, modify | ||
Antonyms | orientalise, orientalize | ||