D defs.my
Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Americanize

/(ȧ*mẽr"ĭ*kan*īz)/ · A·mer·i·can·ize · IPA /əmˈɛrəkənˌaɪz/
01 v. t. To render American; to assimilate to the Americans in customs, ideas, etc.; to stamp with American characteristics.
imp. & p. p. Americanizer; p. pr. & vb. n. Americanizing
  1. 1.
    To render American; to assimilate to the Americans in customs, ideas, etc.; to stamp with American characteristics.