europeanize

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verb

To make something, or someone, more European.

Scrabble 22

Meanings

europeanize1

verbeuropeanize (third-person singular simple present europeanizes, present participle europeanizing, simple past and past participle europeanized)

present singular third person europeanizes · participle present europeanizing · participle past europeanized · past europeanized

  1. Alternative letter-case form of Europeanize.

Europeanize2

verbEuropeanize (third-person singular simple present Europeanizes, present participle Europeanizing, simple past and past participle Europeanized)

present singular third person Europeanizes · participle present Europeanizing · participle past Europeanized · past Europeanized · alternative Europeanise

  1. transitiveTo make something, or someone, more European.

    Synonyms: Europeize

Synonyms & antonyms

verbTo make something, or someone, more European.

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More synonyms by meaning

verbmake (continental) European in customs, character, or ideas

verbdenationalize and subject (a territory) to the supervision of an agency of a European community of nations

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Origin

europeanize · verb

  1. Classical LatinEurōpaeus
  2. New LatinEurōpaeānu
  3. Frencheuropéen
  4. EnglishEuropean
  5. Englisheuropeanize

From European + -ize.

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Europeanize · verb

  1. Ancient GreekΕὐρώπᾱ (Eurṓpā)
  2. Ancient GreekΕὐρωπαῖος (Eurōpaîos)
  3. Classical LatinEurōpaeus
  4. New LatinEurōpaeānu
  5. Frencheuropéen
  6. EnglishEuropean
  7. EnglishEuropeanize

From European + -ize.

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Translations

Arabic أَوْرَبَ
  • أَوْرَبَ (ʔawraba)to make something, or someone, more European
Basque europartu
  • europartuto make something, or someone, more European
Bulgarian европеизи́рам
  • европеизи́рам (evropeizíram)to make something, or someone, more European
Catalan europeïtzar
  • europeïtzarto make something, or someone, more European
Chinese Mandarin 歐洲化 /欧洲化, 歐化 /欧化
  • 歐洲化 /欧洲化 (Ōuzhōuhuà)to make something, or someone, more European
  • 歐化 /欧化 (Ōuhuà)to make something, or someone, more European
Czech evropeizovat
  • evropeizovatto make something, or someone, more European
Esperanto eŭropigi
  • eŭropigito make something, or someone, more European
Estonian euroopastama
  • euroopastamato make something, or someone, more European
Finnish eurooppalaistaa
  • eurooppalaistaato make something, or someone, more European
French européaniser, européiser
  • européaniserto make something, or someone, more European
  • européiserto make something, or someone, more European
German europäisieren
  • europäisierento make something, or someone, more European
Italian europeizzare
  • europeizzareto make something, or someone, more European
Korean 유럽화하다
  • 유럽화하다 (yureophwahada)to make something, or someone, more European
Polish europeizować, zeuropeizować
  • europeizowaćto make something, or someone, more European
  • zeuropeizowaćto make something, or someone, more European
Portuguese europeizar
  • europeizarto make something, or someone, more European
Russian европеизова́ть, европеизи́ровать
  • европеизова́ть (jevropeizovátʹ)to make something, or someone, more European
  • европеизи́ровать (jevropeizírovatʹ)to make something, or someone, more European
Slovak europeizovať
  • europeizovaťto make something, or someone, more European
Spanish europeizar
  • europeizarto make something, or someone, more European
Swedish europeisera
  • europeiserato make something, or someone, more European
Turkish Avrupalılaşmak
  • Avrupalılaşmakto make something, or someone, more European
Ukrainian європеїзува́ти
  • європеїзува́ти (jevropejizuváty)to make something, or someone, more European
Vietnamese Âu hóa, châu Âu hóa
  • Âu hóato make something, or someone, more European
  • châu Âu hóato make something, or someone, more European
  • Âu châu hóato make something, or someone, more European

Rhymes & wordplay

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APA

europeanize. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/europeanize

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“europeanize.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/europeanize. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “europeanize,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/europeanize.

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