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dewesternize

dewesternize verb: to remove Western influence or render less Western.

Verb

dewesternize (third-person singular simple present dewesternizes, present participle dewesternizing, simple past and past participle dewesternized)

  1. (ambitransitive) To remove Western influence or render less Western.
    Antonyms:
    westernize

Antonyms of dewesternize

Forms of dewesternize

third-person singular presentdewesternizes
present participledewesternizing
past participledewesternized
pastdewesternized

Origin of dewesternize

From de- + westernize.

Words formed from dewesternize

Questions about dewesternize

What does dewesternize mean?
Dewesternize means to remove Western influence or render less Western.
What part of speech is dewesternize?
Dewesternize is a verb.
What is the past tense of dewesternize?
The past tense of dewesternize is dewesternized.

Words near dewesternize in the dictionary

  1. deweights
  2. Dewell
  3. Dewells
  4. Dewes
  5. dewesternization
  6. dewesternize
  7. dewesternized
  8. dewesternizes
  9. dewesternizing
  10. dewet
  11. dewets

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