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—easternization, n./ee"steuhr nuyz'/, v.t., easternized, easternizing.1. to influence with ideas, customs, etc., characteristic of the Orient.2. to influence with ideas, customs, etc., characteristic of the eastern U.S., esp. sophisticated or cosmopolitan ideas or customs.Also, esp. Brit., easternise.[EASTERN + -IZE]
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