Word: occidentalize
Part of speech: Verb
Syllables: Oc
ci
den
tal
ize
Definition: To convert or adapt to Western culture.
Morphemes:
Affix: occident
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: The Western world; the part of the world excluding Asia
Etymology Compounds: Affix: occidentem
Language: la
Decoded: occidentem
Meaning: western sky, part of the sky in which the sun sets
Affix: -al
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Of or pertaining to. Adjectival suffix appended to various words, often nouns, to make an adjective form. Often added to words of Latin origin, but used with other words also.
Affix: -ize
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form verbs from nouns or adjectives