Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb americanize

2 senses of americanize

Sense 1
Americanize, Americanise -- (make American in character; "The year in the US has completely Americanized him")
       => change, alter, modify -- (cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue")

Sense 2
Americanize, Americanise -- (become American in character; "After a year in Iowa, he has totally Americanized")
       => change -- (undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature; "She changed completely as she grew older"; "The weather changed last night")