Americanize

əˈmɛrɪkənaɪz

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Definition of Americanize - Reverso English Dictionary

Verb

cultural adaptation

tr.

Rare

adapt to American customs or culture

tr.

Rare

The restaurant decided to Americanize its menu.

acculturate

assimilate

commercial adaptation

tr.

TECH.

localize a product for the US market

tr.

TECH.

The game was Americanized before its US release.

adapt

localize

personal change

intr.

Rare

adopt American attitudes or outlook

intr.

Rare

He began to Americanize after moving to New York.

Americanise

assimilate

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Origin of Americanize

English, America (country) + -ize (to make)

Examples of Americanize in a sentence

The company chose to Americanize its branding strategy.
The software was Americanized to suit local preferences.
They Americanized the menu for the restaurant's US branch.
Many immigrants Americanize to fit into the culture.
The restaurant decided to Americanize its menu offerings.

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French:américaniser, adapter pour les États-Unis, ...
German:amerikanisieren, anpassen, ...
Italian:americanizzare, adattare per il mercato americano, ...
Spanish:americanizar, adaptar para el mercado estadounidense, ...
Portuguese:americanizar, adaptar para o mercado americano, ...
Chinese:美国化, 适应, ...
Japanese:アメリカ風にする, アメリカナイズする, ...
Arabic:أَمْرَكَ, عَدَّلَ لِيُنَاسِبَ السُّوق الأَمْرِيكِيَّة, ...
Hebrew:לְאַמְרֵק, לְאַמֵּר, ...
Russian:американизировать, адаптировать для США, ...
Ukrainian:американізувати, адаптувати, ...
Hindi:अमेरिकीकरण करना, स्थानीयकृत करना, ...
Bengali:আমেরিকান ধাঁচে রূপান্তরিত করা, মার্কিনকরণ করা, ...
Catalan:adaptar-se a la cultura americana, adaptar per als EUA, ...
Czech:amerikanizovat, přizpůsobit americkému trhu, ...
Danish:tilpasse, tilpasse til det amerikanske marked, ...
Dutch:amerikaniseren, aanpassen voor de Amerikaanse markt, ...
Greek:αμερικανοποιώ, προσαρμόζω, ...
Hungarian:amerikanizálni, honosítani, ...
Khmer:កែសម្របឱ្យស្របតាមទំនៀមទម្លាប់ ឬវប្បធម៌អាមេរិក, កែសម្រួលឱ្យសមនឹងទីផ្សារសហរដ្ឋអាមេរិក, ...
Korean:미국식으로 바꾸다, 현지화하다, ...
Persian:تطبیق داد, محلی‌سازی کرد, ...
Polish:zamerykanizować, zaadaptować do rynku amerykańskiego, ...
Portuguese (BR):americanizar, adaptar para o mercado americano, ...
Romanian:a americaniza, a adapta pentru piața americană, ...
Swedish:anpassa, anpassa för USA, ...
Thai:ทำให้เป็นแบบอเมริกัน, ปรับให้เข้ากับตลาดสหรัฐอเมริกา, ...
Turkish:Amerikanlaştırmak, ABD'ye uyarlamak, ...
Vietnamese:Mỹ hóa, điều chỉnh cho phù hợp với người Mỹ, ...

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