Europeanize

/,juərə'pi:ənaiz/ Cách viết khác : (Europeanise) /,juərə'pi:ənaiz/
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Definition
  1. Transitive Verb:
    • To cause (a territory or political entity) to come under the supervision or influence of a European community or agency, often involving a degree of denationalization.
    • To make something or someone more European in customs, character, ideas, or practices.
Usage
  • The verb "europeanize" describes an action where an external agent imposes or introduces European characteristics. It is typically used in historical, political, and sociocultural contexts.
  • It often carries a neutral or descriptive tone but can imply a process of cultural assimilation or influence.
Examples
  • Transitive Verb:
    • The colonial administration sought to europeanize the legal systems of the territories under its control.
    • Living in Paris for a decade europeanized his tastes in art and cuisine.
    • Some historians argue that the treaty effectively europeanized the region's economic policies.
Advanced Usage
  • "Europeanizing influence": Refers to the effect of European culture or systems on another society.
    • The 19th century saw a strong Europeanizing influence on urban architecture in many global ports.
  • Used in academic discourse to analyze processes of cultural transfer, modernization, or colonialism.
Variants and Related Words
  • Europeanization (n): The process or result of making something European.
    • The Europeanization of the continent's trade laws was a gradual process.
  • Europeanised/Europeanized (adj): Having been made European in character.
    • He returned with a noticeably Europeanized worldview.
Synonyms
  • Westernize: To adopt or be influenced by the cultural, economic, or political systems of Europe and North America. (Note: "Westernize" is broader, often including American influence.)
  • Acculturate: To assimilate or cause to assimilate a different culture, especially a dominant one.
Phrasal Verbs
  • Not applicable. "Europeanize" is not commonly used with particles to form phrasal verbs.
Related Idioms
  • Not applicable. There are no common idioms based on the verb "europeanize."
Verb
  1. denationalize and subject (a territory) to the supervision of an agency of a European community of nations
  2. make (continental) European in customs, character, or ideas

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