Meanings
verbeasternize (third-person singular simple present easternizes, present participle easternizing, simple past and past participle easternized)
present singular third person easternizes · participle present easternizing · participle past easternized · past easternized · alternative easternise
- transitiveTo make eastern in character.
It would suit me very well,” he tells her, “if, at this point, I could easternize your Western eyes, your Western heart.”
2007 January 14, Liesl Schillinger, “Siberian Fields”, in New York Times
Origin
Translations
Catalan orientalitzar
- orientalitzarto make eastern in character
French orientaliser
- orientaliserto make eastern in character
Italian orientalizzare
- orientalizzareto make eastern in character
Portuguese orientalizar
- orientalizarto make eastern in character
Romanian orientaliza
- orientalizato make eastern in character
Spanish orientalizar
- orientalizarto make eastern in character
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APA
easternize. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/easternize
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“easternize.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/easternize. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “easternize,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/easternize.
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