"easternize" meaning in English

See easternize in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: easternizes [present, singular, third-person], easternizing [participle, present], easternized [participle, past], easternized [past]
Etymology: From eastern + -ize. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|eastern|ize}} eastern + -ize Head templates: {{en-verb}} easternize (third-person singular simple present easternizes, present participle easternizing, simple past and past participle easternized)
  1. (transitive) To make eastern in character. Tags: transitive Synonyms: easternise (english: non-Oxford British spelling) Derived forms: easternization Translations (to make eastern in character): orientalitzar (Catalan), orientaliser (French), orientalizar (Galician), orientalizzare (Italian), orientalizar (Portuguese), orientaliza (Romanian), orientalizar (Spanish)

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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      "sense": "to make eastern in character",
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