Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

westernise

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
west-ern-ise
IPA
13
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of westernize.

British usage

Etymology

From western + -ise.

Usage

Inflected Forms

westernises (present, singular) westernising (participle, present) westernised (participle, past) westernised (past)

Derived Forms

westernisation westerniser

Synonyms

occidentalize occidentalise westernize

Questions

What does westernise mean?
Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of westernize.
Where does westernise come from?
From western + -ise.

How to pronounce westernise

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