westernizing - Definition and Meaning

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(adjective)

definitions

causing a country, person, or system to adopt or be influenced by the cultural, economic, or political systems of Europe and North America

examples

Catherine the Great continued Peter's westernizing policies

(verb)

definitions

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

examples

the agreement provided for the legal system to be westernized