easternize

easternize
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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