westernizing
Becoming more European
Westernizing is adopting or imposing Western cultural practices, values, or institutions—typically those of Europe and North America.
The term often appears in discussions of globalization and cultural change: Critics accused the reforms of westernizing the education system.
It can be neutral or carry negative connotations depending on the speaker's view of such influence.
Making something current
- globalizingMaking worldwide in scope
- AmericanizingAdapting to US culture
- assimilatingAbsorbing into a whole
- homogenizingMaking consistent throughout
adopting · influencing · transforming · acculturating · importing · MTV · Hollywood · jeans
Developing manufacturing capacity
- privatizingSelling government assets
- capitalizingProfiting from circumstances
- liberalizingMaking less restrictive
- deregulatingReducing governmental oversight
marketizing · free market · neoliberal · IMF · World Bank · corporate · trade · investment
Making accessible to all
- reformingMaking institutional changes
- constitutionalHealth-promoting walk
- parliamentaryOf a legislature
- electionsFormal choosing of officials
human rights · civil liberties · separation of powers · secularizing · modernizing · liberalizing · NGO · transparency
Building design discipline
- urban planningMunicipal development coordination
- skyscrapersExtremely tall urban buildings
- boulevardsBroad, tree-lined streets
- fashionCurrent popular trend
suits · wedding dresses · interior design · minimalism · contemporary · renovating · remodeling · decor
modernizing
Making something current
- globalizingMaking worldwide in scope
- AmericanizingAdapting to US culture
- assimilatingAbsorbing into a whole
homogenizing · adopting · influencing · transforming · acculturating · importing · MTV · Hollywood · jeans · McDonald's
industrializing
Developing manufacturing capacity
- privatizingSelling government assets
- capitalizingProfiting from circumstances
- liberalizingMaking less restrictive
deregulating · marketizing · free market · neoliberal · IMF · World Bank · corporate · trade · investment · outsourcing
democratizing
Making accessible to all
- reformingMaking institutional changes
- constitutionalHealth-promoting walk
- parliamentaryOf a legislature
elections · human rights · civil liberties · separation of powers · secularizing · modernizing · liberalizing · NGO · transparency · governance
architecture
Building design discipline
- urban planningMunicipal development coordination
- skyscrapersExtremely tall urban buildings
- boulevardsBroad, tree-lined streets
fashion · suits · wedding dresses · interior design · minimalism · contemporary · renovating · remodeling · decor · styling
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