orientalize

o·ri·en·tal·ize also O·ri·en·tal·ize  (ôr-ntl-z, r-)

v. o·ri·en·tal·ized, o·ri·en·tal·iz·ing, o·ri·en·tal·iz·es

v.tr.

To give an oriental character or appearance to.

v.intr.

To become oriental in character.

Thesaurus

Verb

1.

orientalize - make oriental in character; "orientalize your garden" orientalise alter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue" occidentalise, occidentalize, westernise, westernize - make western in character; "The country was Westernized after it opened up"