americanizing

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Americanize \A*mer"i*can*ize\ ([.a]*m[~e]r"[i^]*kan*[imac]z), v.
   t. [imp. & p. p. {Americanizer}; p. pr. & vb. n.
   {Americanizing}.]
   To render American; to assimilate to the Americans in
   customs, ideas, etc.; to stamp with American characteristics.
   [1913 Webster]