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de-americanize

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.68 in modern English

Syllables
de-amer-i-can-ize
IPA
27
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
5
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To remove American influence or render less American.

Etymology

From de- + Americanize.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

de-Americanizes (present, singular) de-Americanizing (participle, present) de-Americanized (participle, past) de-Americanized (past)

Phrases

de-Americanization

Antonyms

Americanize

Questions

What does de-americanize mean?
To remove American influence or render less American.
Where does de-americanize come from?
From de- + Americanize.

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