westernise

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A form of westernize — To render something western in character.

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occidentalizeoccidentalisewesternize
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Meanings

verbwesternise (third-person singular simple present westernises, present participle westernising, simple past and past participle westernised)

present singular third person westernises · participle present westernising · participle past westernised · past westernised

  1. UKnonstandardNon-Oxford British English standard spelling of westernize.

Synonyms & antonyms

verbmake western in character

Similar
occidentalizeoccidentalisewesternize
Broader
changealtermodify
Also see
occidentalizewesternize

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From western + -ise.

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Cite this entry
APA

westernise. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/westernise

MLA

“westernise.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/westernise. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “westernise,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/westernise.

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