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occidentalize

verb

To convert or adapt to Western culture.

Similar

westernize occidentalise westernise

Opposite

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Meanings

occidentalize¹

verboccidentalize (third-person singular simple present occidentalizes, present participle occidentalizing, simple past and past participle occidentalized)

present singular third person occidentalizes · participle present occidentalizing · participle past occidentalized · past occidentalized

transitiveTo convert or adapt to Western culture.
Synonyms: westernize

Occidentalize²

verbOccidentalize (third-person singular simple present Occidentalizes, present participle Occidentalizing, simple past and past participle Occidentalized)

present singular third person Occidentalizes · participle present Occidentalizing · participle past Occidentalized · past Occidentalized

alternativeAlternative spelling of occidentalize

Synonyms & antonyms

verbTo convert or adapt to Western culture.

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More synonyms by meaning

verbmake western in character

Similar

occidentalise westernize westernise

Opposite

Broader

change alter modify

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Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From occidental + -ize.

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Cite this entry

APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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