occidentalise

Thân thiện

The company decided to occidentalise its office dress code.

Definition

Verb (transitive): To cause (a person, culture, or place) to adopt characteristics, customs, or ideas associated with Western Europe and North America. It implies a process of cultural change or influence.

Usage

The verb "occidentalise" describes the action of imposing or encouraging the adoption of Western norms. It is typically used in sociological, historical, or anthropological contexts. * The colonial policy sought to occidentalise the local systems of governance. * Some argue that global media trends occidentalise youth culture worldwide.

Advanced Usage

• Often used in the passive voice ("be occidentalised") to describe the state or result of the process.
  • The cuisine has been occidentalised, with traditional spices being replaced by more familiar herbs.
• The related noun is occidentalisation, referring to the process itself.
  • The rapid occidentalisation of the city's architecture was noticeable.

Variants and Related Words

• Occidentalisation (noun): The process of becoming occidentalised.
• Occidental (adjective): Relating to the countries of the West (Europe and America).
• Westernise (verb): A more common synonym with identical meaning.

Synonyms

• Westernise
• Acculturate (to Western norms)

Antonyms

• Orientalise (to make Eastern in character)
• Preserve (traditional culture)

Học thuật

Verb

1. make western in character
   • The country was Westernized after it opened up

Từ đồng nghĩa

• occidentalize
• westernize
• westernise