Word: westernize
Part of speech: Verb
Syllables: west
ern
ize
Definition: To make something western in character.
Morphemes:
Affix: western
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A film, or some other dramatic work, set in, the historic (c. 1850-1910) American West (west of the Mississippi river) focusing on conflict between whites and Indians, lawmen and outlaws, ranchers and farmers, or industry (railroads, mining) and agriculture.
Affix: -ize
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: to make what is denoted by the noun/adjective