ˌkänt ə nˈent ə lˌīz, -təˈne-, -təˌlīz transitive verb
( -ed/-ing/-s )
Etymology: probably from French continentaliser, from continental (from English) + -iser -ize
1. : to make continental in scope, character, culture, or ideas
continentalize American literature as a protest against local color — Carl Van Doren
2. sometimes capitalized : to affect with the ways or ideas of European culture
the gradual continentalizing of American habits of recreation — Nation