westernize

[ wes-ter-nahyz ]

/ ˈwɛs tərˌnaɪz /

to influence with ideas, customs, practices, etc., characteristic of the Occident or of the western U.S.

Also especially British, west·ern·ise.

Origin of westernize

First recorded in 1830–40; western + -ize

west·ern·i·za·tion, noun un·west·ern·ized, adjective

Dictators are merely misunderstood, and higher living standards are a symptom of pernicious influences like "westernization".

The Lonely Planet Guide to Dictators and Despots |Noah Kristula-Green |August 15, 2012 |DAILY BEAST
Westernization is the dominant factor in the significant growth of death-wish believers among Muslim women.

The Next Wave of Jihadists |Reuel Marc Gerecht |March 11, 2010 |DAILY BEAST
The good and the evil of Westernization are alike mostly clearly evident among the ranks of the educated élites.

The New World of Islam |Lothrop Stoddard
China remembered the processes of westernization which she had had to answer with the Boxer Uprising in 1900.

The Pacific Triangle |Sydney Greenbie

And there can be no doubt that such Westernization was thereby greatly furthered.

The New World of Islam |Lothrop Stoddard
Westernization hurts too many cherished prejudices and vested interests not to arouse chronic resistance.

The New World of Islam |Lothrop Stoddard
Of course it is in externals that Westernization is most pronounced.

The New World of Islam |Lothrop Stoddard

westernize

/ (ˈwɛstəˌnaɪz) /

(tr) to influence or make familiar with the customs, practices, etc, of the West

westernization or westernisation, noun