de-Americanize

verb

To remove American influence or render less American.

Opposite
Americanize
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Meanings

verbde-Americanize (third-person singular simple present de-Americanizes, present participle de-Americanizing, simple past and past participle de-Americanized)

present singular third person de-Americanizes · participle present de-Americanizing · participle past de-Americanized · past de-Americanized

  1. ambitransitiveTo remove American influence or render less American.

    Antonyms: Americanize

Synonyms & antonyms

verbTo remove American influence or render less American.

Opposite
Americanize

Origin

From de- + Americanize.

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Translations

French désaméricaniser
  • désaméricaniserTranslations
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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