verb
- adopting or causing to adopt Western customs, practices, or ideas
Usage: present participle of westernize
Examples
- The country is rapidly westernizing its educational system.
- Many young people are westernizing their fashion choices.
- The government’s westernizing policies sparked debate among citizens.
- Traditional families worry about their children westernizing too quickly.
- The city has been westernizing its business practices for decades.
- Critics argue that westernizing threatens local cultural identity.