occidentalize

A verb meaning to make something Western in character, culture, or style, often in a political or sociological context.

• 🇪🇸Verbo que significa dar o adquirir un carácter, cultura o estilo occidental, a menudo en un contexto político o sociológico.

1. Make Western in character C1 formal

   To cause a society, culture, or institution to adopt Western characteristics, values, or practices.

   • The country's rapid economic growth led to a tendency to occidentalize its traditional customs.
   • Some critics argue that globalization tends to occidentalize local cultures.
   • The government's policies aimed to occidentalize the education system.

   🇪🇸Occidentalizar

   Sinónimos: americanizeeuropeanizewesternize

   Antónimos: orientalize