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AMERICANISE

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Become American in character

Example:

After a year in Iowa, he has totally Americanized

Synonyms:

Americanise; Americanize

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

Hypernyms (to "Americanise" is one way to...):

change (undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature)

Sentence frames:

Something ----s
Somebody ----s

Derivation:

Americanisation (assimilation into American culture)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Make American in character

Example:

The year in the US has completely Americanized him

Synonyms:

Americanise; Americanize

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

Hypernyms (to "Americanise" is one way to...):

alter; change; modify (cause to change; make different; cause a transformation)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody

Derivation:

Americanisation (assimilation into American culture)

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