verb
- to make Western in character, style, or culture; to adopt or impose Western customs, values, or practices
Usage: third-person singular present tense of 'occidentalize'; often used in academic or cultural contexts
Examples
- The fashion industry occidentalizes traditional clothing from many cultures.
- Globalization occidentalizes consumer habits across developing nations.
- The school occidentalizes its curriculum to align with international standards.
- Colonial powers often occidentalizes the societies they colonized.
- Technology occidentalizes communication patterns worldwide.