"Westernize" example sentences

west·ern·ize

verb (be westernized)

westernize (verb) · westernizes (third person present) · westernized (past tense) · westernized (past participle) · westernizing (present participle) · westernise (verb) · westernises (third person present) · westernised (past tense) · westernised (past participle) · westernising (present participle)

- cause (a country, person, or system) to adopt or be influenced by the cultural, economic, or political systems of Europe and North America:

- be in the process of adopting or being influenced by the systems of the West:

"Westernize" Example Sentences

1. Japan was one of the first countries to westernize.
2. The government wanted to westernize the country.
3. Many traditional customs were lost when the country westernized.
4. The ruling party wanted to westernize the country.
5. After the war, the country began to westernize.
6. The country was westernized in the 19th century.
7. The country was transformed when it westernized.
8. The country was westernized during the Meiji era.
9. The country was westernized in the late 19th century.
10. The country underwent a process of westernization.
11. The country was westernized after the Meiji Restoration.
12. The country was westernized by the end of the 19th century.
13. The government sought to westernize the country.
14. The country was westernized in the early 20th century.
15. The country was westernized during the Meiji period.
16. The country underwent a period of westernization.
17. The country was westernized in the late 18th century.
18. The country was westernized after the Second World War.
19. The country was westernized during the Edo period.
20. The country was westernized in the late 17th century.