Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

occidentalize

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
oc-ci-den-tal-ize
IPA
27
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
5
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To convert or adapt to Western culture.

Transitive verb

Etymology

From occidental + -ize.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

occidentalizes (present, singular) occidentalizing (participle, present) occidentalized (participle, past) occidentalized (past)

Synonyms

westernize occidentalise westernise

Questions

What does occidentalize mean?
To convert or adapt to Western culture.
Where does occidentalize come from?
From occidental + -ize.

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