Easternized

Part of speech: verb

Definitions

1. to alter or change an item to align with the cultural attributes of eastern regions to modify practices or elements to reflect eastern traditions and influences to adapt various aspects to showcase or integrate eastern cultural elements and characteristics
2. Changed or modified according to the cultural norms or practices typical of the east
3. Altered to incorporate features, customs, or influences associated with eastern societies

Etymology: "Easternized" is the past tense and past participle of "easternize," which is formed from the adjective "eastern" and the suffix "-ize," a common English verb-forming ending that comes from Greek "-izein" by way of Latin and French. The pattern is simple: the suffix turns a description into an action, so to easternize something is to make it eastern in character. Words like "modernize" and "westernize" follow the same model, and "easternize" is essentially the eastern counterpart of "westernize." The base word "eastern" comes from Old English "ēastern," related to "ēast," meaning east, which points toward the rising sun. Because English speakers have long described the world in terms of compass directions, the adjective and its derivatives have been used both for geography and for the cultural contrasts that often accompany it.

Synonyms: orientalized