westernised

west·ern·ize

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [wes-ter-nahyz]
- /ˈwɛs tərˌnaɪz/
- /ˈwes.tən.aɪz/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [wes-ter-nahyz]
- /ˈwɛs tərˌnaɪz/

Definitions of westernised word

verb with object westernised to influence with ideas, customs, practices, etc., characteristic of the Occident or of the western U.S. 1
noun westernised Simple past tense and past participle of westernise. 1

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Origin of westernised

First appearance:

before 1830

One of the 36% newest English words

First recorded in 1830-40; western + -ize

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Parts of speech for Westernised

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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westernised popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 44% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

westernised usage trend in Literature

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