occidentalize

Questions about occidentalize

What does occidentalize mean?

occidentalize means "make western in character".

How many syllables are in occidentalize?

occidentalize has 5 syllables and divides as oc-ci-den-ta-lize under the regular spelling rules. It is not in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary, so that comes from how the word is written rather than from a recorded pronunciation, and no stress or phonetic transcription is claimed for it.

What is another word for occidentalize?

Close synonyms include occidentalise, westernize, westernise. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

What is the opposite of occidentalize?

The recorded antonyms are orientalize.

Is occidentalize a common word?

occidentalize is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.