Britishise

Part of speech: verb

Definitions

1. To give something the qualities, customs, or character typical of Britain or its people
2. To adapt or convert a thing so that it takes on a distinctly British form, manner, or flavour
3. To make a person, place, or object conform to British norms, language, or traditions

Etymology: "Britishise" is a plain formation: the adjective "British" with the verb-forming suffix "-ise," meaning to make or render something a certain way. To britishise something is to give it British character, whether that means adapting a product, a place, a film or a text so that it suits British tastes and customs. The suffix does the work here. "-ise" (also spelled "-ize") turns nouns and adjectives into verbs of making or becoming, as in "modernise" or "familiarise," and it is attached to "British" in exactly the same way. The result is a word whose meaning follows directly from its parts, with no change of sense along the way.