0 the process of westernizing a person or a country (= causing ideas or ways of life that are common in North America and western Europe to be more used and accepted): --
The nine well-known members of the family served six sultans in the course of almost a century and were responsible for the westernization of the architecture of the then-capital city.
Hai (the cyclo driver) acts as a bridge between the past and the present, living care-free yet observing the improvements of westernization with a silent resentment.
Language is at the heart of their practice as is a brutal sense of humour and a suspicion of positivist thought and of modernization as a guise for westernization.
In this day and age, with westernization overpowering everything else, he's constantly reminded of a flame that died out long ago and it questions the purpose of his existence.
Large cities underwent the westernization process more rapidly and successfully than the outlying rural villages.
Other themes include the challenging of capitalism, politics, and the effects of westernization.
Thus, from their results, westernization is a probable cause of increased eating disorders.
However, in the face of radical westernization, these efforts ground to a halt.
