transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈwes-tər-ˌnīz ]
verb
( -ized ; -iz·ing )
Usage: often capitalized
Date: 1837
transitive verb
: to imbue with qualities native to or associated with a western region and especially the noncommunist countries of Europe and America
intransitive verb
: to become westernized
• west·ern·iz·er noun , often capitalized