Americanized

adjective

Amer·​i·​can·​ized ə-ˈmer-ə-kə-ˌnīzd 

-ˈmər-,

-ˈme-rə-

: adapted or altered to have or conform to typically American characteristics : American in quality or character

As the flock became more educated and more Americanized, they wanted to be seen as real Americans.

—Joseph Nocera

an Americanized city

Examples of Americanized in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

While wearing gaudy lime green T-shirts, neon ties sprouting shamrocks with Gaelic sayings, or singing catchy, sentimental tunes, many people also enjoy an Americanized version of the Celtic culture for a day, whether Irish or not. —Maureen Murphy, Hartford Courant, 14 Mar. 2025

There’s a vast generation gap between immigrants and their Americanized offspring; Indian and Pakistani elders harbor prejudices dating back to partition. —Judy Berman, TIME, 6 Mar. 2025

The Office itself was already an Americanized version of a successful U.K. sitcom of the same name, so why not just add to the universe, right? —Jennifer Zhan, Vulture, 27 Feb. 2025

The film focuses on three sisters: María (Marta Méndez Cross), Lucía (Valeria Maldonado) and Sofía (Virginia Novello), who try to untangle their complex relationship — and years of estrangement —while toggling between their Americanized life in the U.S. and their family’s Mexican homeland. —Arturo Conde, NBC News, 22 Feb. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1840, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for Americanized

• adrenalectomized
• editorialized
• hypophysectomized
• immunocompromised
• institutionalised
• operationalized
• ovariectomized
• undercapitalized
• acclimatized
• actualized
• aerosolized
• alphabetized