to Japanize

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To make something more Japanese in style, language, or culture

verb
/dʒəˈpænˌaɪz/

: japonizar

To appeal to Japanese customers, the brand carefully Japanized its advertising campaign.

Examples

Let's Japanize this dish!
They plan to Japanize their menu to attract more customers.
The company decided to Japanize its popular video game before releasing it in Tokyo.
They Japanized the website by translating all content and adding local payment options.
The new restaurant aims to Japanize traditional dishes, adding unique flavors and presentation styles from Japanese cuisine.
To appeal to a wider audience, the brand decided to Japanize its advertising campaigns by incorporating elements of Japanese culture.
The artist plans to Japanize her work by integrating traditional Japanese motifs and techniques into her contemporary pieces.

Surface Forms

Japanize infinitive

Japanized past

Japanized past participle

Japanizing present participle

Japanizes third person singular

Morphology

Japanize = Japan (transparent) = Japan + ize

Formed by the productive suffix '-ize' added to the proper noun 'Japan', meaning 'to make or become Japanese', which is directly inferable.

Etymology

Japanize comes from the name Japan plus the ending -ize, which means 'to make' or 'to become'. So to Japanize something is to 'make it Japanese' in style, language, or culture, just like Americanize means 'make it American'.