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Pos: Verb (usu participle)
[WORDNET DICTIONARY]

Verb americanize has 2 senses

1.  americanize(v = verb.change) americanise - make American in character; "The year in the US has completely Americanized him"
is one way to alter, change, modify
Derived forms noun american1, adjective american1, noun americanization1
Sample sentences: Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody

2.  americanize(v = verb.change) americanise - become American in character; "After a year in Iowa, he has totally Americanized"
is one way to change
Derived forms adjective american1, noun americanization1
Sample sentences: Something ----s; Somebody ----s


[CIDE DICTIONARY]

americanize, v. t.

   To render American; to assimilate to the Americans in customs, ideas, etc.; to stamp with American characteristics. [1913 Webster]


[OXFORD DICTIONARY]

americanize, v. (also -ise)
1 tr. a make American in character. b naturalize as an American.
2 intr. become American in character.

Derivative:
Americanization n.


[ROGET DICTIONARY]

Neologism

VB  coin words, coin a term, backform, Americanize, Anglicize.