easternize

English

Alternative forms

• easternise (non-Oxford British spelling)

Etymology

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.
   • 2007 January 14, Liesl Schillinger, “Siberian Fields”, in New York Times‎^[1]:

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

Antonyms

• westernize

Translations

to make eastern in character

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