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A·mer·i·can·ize

(ə-mĕr′ĭ-kə-nīz′)

v. A·mer·i·can·ized, A·mer·i·can·iz·ing, A·mer·i·can·iz·es

v.tr.

1. To make American in form, style, or character.

2. To absorb or assimilate into American culture.

3. To bring under American influence or control.

v.intr.

To become American, as in spirit.

A·mer′i·can·i·za′tion (-kə-nĭ-zā′shən) n.

American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Americanize

(əˈmɛrɪkəˌnaɪz) or

Americanise

to make or become American in outlook, attitudes, etc

Aˌmericaniˈzation, Aˌmericaniˈsation n

Aˈmericanˌizer, Aˈmericanˌiser n

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A•mer•i•can•ize

(əˈmɛr ɪ kəˌnaɪz)

v.t., v.i. -ized, -iz•ing.

to make or become American in character; assimilate to U.S. customs and institutions.

[1790–1800, Amer.]

A•mer`i•can•i•za′tion, n.

Americanize

Past participle: Americanized
Gerund: Americanizing

Imperative
Americanize
Americanize

Present
I Americanize
you Americanize
he/she/it Americanizes
we Americanize
you Americanize
they Americanize

Preterite
I Americanized
you Americanized
he/she/it Americanized
we Americanized
you Americanized
they Americanized

Present Continuous
I am Americanizing
you are Americanizing
he/she/it is Americanizing
we are Americanizing
you are Americanizing
they are Americanizing

Present Perfect
I have Americanized
you have Americanized
he/she/it has Americanized
we have Americanized
you have Americanized
they have Americanized

Past Continuous
I was Americanizing
you were Americanizing
he/she/it was Americanizing
we were Americanizing
you were Americanizing
they were Americanizing

Past Perfect
I had Americanized
you had Americanized
he/she/it had Americanized
we had Americanized
you had Americanized
they had Americanized

Future
I will Americanize
you will Americanize
he/she/it will Americanize
we will Americanize
you will Americanize
they will Americanize

Future Perfect
I will have Americanized
you will have Americanized
he/she/it will have Americanized
we will have Americanized
you will have Americanized
they will have Americanized

Future Continuous
I will be Americanizing
you will be Americanizing
he/she/it will be Americanizing
we will be Americanizing
you will be Americanizing
they will be Americanizing

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been Americanizing
you have been Americanizing
he/she/it has been Americanizing
we have been Americanizing
you have been Americanizing
they have been Americanizing

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been Americanizing
you will have been Americanizing
he/she/it will have been Americanizing
we will have been Americanizing
you will have been Americanizing
they will have been Americanizing

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been Americanizing
you had been Americanizing
he/she/it had been Americanizing
we had been Americanizing
you had been Americanizing
they had been Americanizing

Conditional
I would Americanize
you would Americanize
he/she/it would Americanize
we would Americanize
you would Americanize
they would Americanize

Past Conditional
I would have Americanized
you would have Americanized
he/she/it would have Americanized
we would have Americanized
you would have Americanized
they would have Americanized

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Verb	1.	Americanize - make American in character; "The year in the US has completely Americanized him" Americanise 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"
	2.	Americanize - become American in character; "After a year in Iowa, he has totally Americanized" Americanise change - undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature; "She changed completely as she grew older"; "The weather changed last night"

Translations

americanizar

amerikkalaistaa

américaniser

amerikanizirati

americanizzare

amerikanisere

Americanize

[əˈmerɪkənaɪz] VT → americanizar
to become Americanized → americanizarse

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

Americanize

[əˈmɛrɪkəˌnaɪz] Americanise (British) vt [+ person, culture, country] → américaniser

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

Americanize

vt → amerikanisieren

vi → sich amerikanisieren

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americanize

[əˈmɛrɪkənaɪz] vt → americanizzare

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