WESTERNISE

occidentalize, occidentalise, westernize, westernise

(verb) make western in character; “The country was Westernized after it opened up”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Verb

westernise (third-person singular simple present westernises, present participle westernising, simple past and past participle westernised)

Non-Oxford British standard spelling of westernize.

Source: Wiktionary



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Word of the Day

4 March 2025

HYDRAULIC

(adjective) moved or operated or effected by liquid (water or oil); “hydraulic erosion”; “hydraulic brakes”


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Coffee Trivia

According to Guinness World Records, the most massive cup of coffee contained 22,739.14 liters and was created by Alcaldía Municipal de Chinchiná (Colombia) at Parque de Bolívar, Chinchiná, Caldas, Colombia, on 15 June 2019. Fifty people worked for more than a month to build this giant cup. The drink prepared was Arabic coffee.

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