westernize

A verb used to describe the process of adopting or imposing Western cultural, economic, or political characteristics.

• 🇵🇹Verbo usado para descrever o processo de adotar ou impor características culturais, econômicas ou políticas ocidentais.

1. Adopt Western characteristics B2 formal

   To make something or someone adopt the cultural, economic, or political characteristics of Western societies, especially Europe or North America.

   • The country began to westernize its legal system after the trade agreement.
   • Many traditional societies resist efforts to westernize their customs.
   • The city's architecture was heavily westernized during the colonial period.

   🇵🇹Ocidentalizar

   Sinônimos: americanizeeuropeanizeoccidentalize