easternize

English

Etymology

eastern +‎ -ize

Verb

easternize (third-person singular simple present easternizes, present participle easternizing, simple past and past participle easternized)

1. (transitive) To make eastern in character.
   • 2007 January 14, Liesl Schillinger, “Siberian Fields”, New York Times:

     It would suit me very well,” he tells her, “if, at this point, I could easternize your Western eyes, your Western heart.”

Antonyms

• westernize