easternize

English

Alternative forms

• easternise (non-Oxford British spelling)

Etymology

From eastern +‎ -ize.

Verb

easternize (third-person singular simple present easternizes, present participle easternizing, simple past and past participle easternized)

1. (transitive) To make eastern in character.

   Coordinate term: westernize

   • 2007 January 14, Liesl Schillinger, “Siberian Fields”, in New York Times‎:

     It would suit me very well,” he tells her, “if, at this point, I could easternize your Western eyes, your Western heart.”

Derived terms

• easternization

Translations

to make eastern in character

Catalan: orientalitzar (ca) French: orientaliser (fr) Galician: orientalizar (gl) Italian: orientalizzare Portuguese: orientalizar Romanian: orientaliza Spanish: orientalizar