Northernize
[ nawr-th er-nahyz ]
/ ˈnɔr ðərˌnaɪz /
verb (used with object), North·ern·ized, North·ern·iz·ing. (sometimes lowercase)
to make northern; impart qualities considered typical of the North, especially of the northern part of U.S.
Also
especially British,
North·ern·ise.
Origin of Northernize
1855–60;
Northern +
-ize