continentalize

continentalize
\\ˌkäntənˈentəlˌīz, -təˈne-, -təˌlīz\ transitive verb (-ed/-ing/-s)
Etymology: probably from French continentaliser, from continental (from English) + -iser -ize
1. : to make continental in scope, character, culture, or ideas

continentalize American literature as a protest against local color — Carl Van Doren

2. sometimes capitalized : to affect with the ways or ideas of European culture

the gradual continentalizing of American habits of recreation — Nation


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  • continentalize — continentalization, n. /kon tn en tl uyz /, v.t., continentalized, continentalizing. 1. to make continental, as in scope or character. 2. (sometimes cap.) to influence with European ideas or culture. Also, esp. Brit., continentalise. [1850 55;… …   Universalium

  • continentalize — con·ti·nen·tal·ize …   English syllables

  • American States, Organization of —  organization formed to promote economic, military, and cultural cooperation among its members, which include almost all of the independent states of the Western Hemisphere. (Cuba s membership was suspended in 1962.) The OAS s main goals are to… …   Universalium

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