To make something European in character, culture, or style; to adopt or implement European practices, standards, or customs.
From 'European' + '-ize' (to make or become); emerged in the 18th-19th centuries as European powers expanded globally and promoted their cultural and institutional models.
Peter the Great literally forced Russia to europeanize by shaving the nobility's beards, adopting Western fashion, and building a European-style capital in St. Petersburg—showing how radical cultural transformation requires power and sometimes coercion.
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