continentalize
[ kon-tn-en-tl-ahyz ]
/ ˌkɒn tnˈɛn tlˌaɪz /
verb (used with object), con·ti·nen·tal·ized, con·ti·nen·tal·iz·ing.
to make continental, as in scope or character.
(sometimes initial capital letter)
to influence with European ideas or culture.
Also
especially British,
con·ti·nen·tal·ise.
Origin of continentalize
First recorded in 1850–55;
continental +
-ize