easternize

\\-ˌnīz\ transitive verb (-ed/-ing/-s)

Usage: sometimes capitalized

1. : to imbue with qualities native to or sometimes associated with residents of eastern United States

2. : orientalize

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—easternization, n.

/ee"steuhr nuyz'/, v.t., easternized, easternizing.

1. to influence with ideas, customs, etc., characteristic of the Orient.

2. to influence with ideas, customs, etc., characteristic of the eastern U.S., esp. sophisticated or cosmopolitan ideas or customs.

Also, esp. Brit., easternise.

[EASTERN + -IZE]

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eastˈernize or eastˈernise transitive verb

To give an eastern character to

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Main Entry: ↑east