westernise
westernise is the non-Oxford British English standard spelling of westernize.
Meaning of westernize
Verb
westernize (third-person singular simple present westernizes, present participle westernizing, simple past and past participle westernized)
- To render something western in character.
- This was Joseph Needham's famous paradox. Why did China, with its ideals of spreading Confucian virtues across the world, fail to “Sinicise” the surrounding world and instead allow itself to be westernised?2006 April, Jin Guoping, “Zheng He e a África Oriental [Zheng He and East Africa]”, in Richard Trewinnard, transl., Oriente, →ISSN, page 44
- Synonyms:
- occidentalize
- Antonyms:
- dewesternize
Forms of westernise
| third-person singular present | westernises |
|---|---|
| present participle | westernising |
| past participle | westernised |
| past | westernised |
Origin of westernise
From western + -ise.
Words formed from westernise
Questions about westernise
- What is westernise the non-Oxford British English standard spelling of?
- Westernise is the non-Oxford British English standard spelling of westernize.
Words near westernise in the dictionary
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