Europeanize
Adopt Continental ways
To Europeanize is to make something more European in character, culture, or institutions.
Countries Europeanize by adopting European Union standards, democratic norms, or continental customs: Turkey's bid to Europeanize its legal system.
The term can carry either positive connotations of modernization or negative ones of cultural imperialism, depending on perspective.
Also spelled Europeanise in British English.
Adopt Euro-American cultural practices
- anglicizeAdapt to English conventions
- francophileAdmirer of French things
- continentalOf a continent
- cosmopolitanCulturally sophisticated, internationally fluent
classical · renaissance · baroque · enlightenment · romanticism · neoclassical · secularize · gastronomy
Adopt another group's practices
- integrateCombine into unified whole
- adaptModify for new conditions
- naturalizeConfer citizenship upon
- conformBehave as expected
assimilate · homogenize · enculturation · socialization · intermarriage · citizenship · allegiance · inclusion
Creating consistency across systems
- alignmentCorrect relative positioning
- treatyBinding pact between nations
- regulationOfficial rules governing conduct
- standardizationImplementing uniform technical specifications
compliance · convergence · diplomacy · multilateralism · membership · accession · Brussels · directive
Develop manufacturing capacity
- reformImprove by correcting faults
- progressMovement toward improvement
- innovationCreating something original
- infrastructureBasic physical systems
urbanization · secularization · rationalization · liberalism · democratize · bureaucracy · legislation · governance
Extending dominion over others
- colonizationForeign territorial takeover
- dominationSupreme authority held
- expansionIncrease in scope
- subjugationForcing into submission
annexation · missionary · settler · protectorate · mercantilism · exploitation · territorial · hegemony
westernize
Adopt Euro-American cultural practices
- anglicizeAdapt to English conventions
- francophileAdmirer of French things
- continentalOf a continent
cosmopolitan · classical · renaissance · baroque · enlightenment · romanticism · neoclassical · secularize · gastronomy · opera
acculturate
Adopt another group's practices
- integrateCombine into unified whole
- adaptModify for new conditions
- naturalizeConfer citizenship upon
conform · assimilate · homogenize · enculturation · socialization · intermarriage · citizenship · allegiance · inclusion · cohesion
harmonization
Creating consistency across systems
- alignmentCorrect relative positioning
- treatyBinding pact between nations
- regulationOfficial rules governing conduct
standardization · compliance · convergence · diplomacy · multilateralism · membership · accession · Brussels · directive · policy
industrialize
Develop manufacturing capacity
- reformImprove by correcting faults
- progressMovement toward improvement
- innovationCreating something original
infrastructure · urbanization · secularization · rationalization · liberalism · democratize · bureaucracy · legislation · governance · standardization
imperialism
Extending dominion over others
- colonizationForeign territorial takeover
- dominationSupreme authority held
- expansionIncrease in scope
subjugation · annexation · missionary · settler · protectorate · mercantilism · exploitation · territorial · hegemony · imposition
Europeanizeindigenize
Adapt to local culture
Africanize · nativize · Africanization · decolonize · Indianize