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Americanize

 
/əˈmer·ɪ·kəˌnɑɪz/ v [T]

Definition

to make someone or something more typical of Americans in appearance, customs, or language: In the 1890s, immigrants into the U.S.A. organized a night school to help them become Americanized.
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