The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
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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