“Coffee, the favorite drink of the civilized world.” – Thomas Jefferson, third president of the United States
WESTERNIZE
occidentalize, occidentalise, westernize, westernise
(verb) make western in character; “The country was Westernized after it opened up”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Verb
westernize (third-person singular simple present westernizes, present participle westernizing, simple past and past participle westernized)
To make something western in character.
Antonyms
• easternize
Source: Wiktionary
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INTERSPERSION
(noun) the act of combining one thing at intervals among other things; “the interspersion of illustrations in the text”
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