de-europenized
|de-eu-ro-pe-nized|
/diːˌjʊərəˈpiːnaɪz/
(de-europenize)
remove European influence
Etymology
'de-europenized' originates from English, formed by the prefix 'de-' (from Latin 'de-' meaning 'away' or 'remove'), the root 'Europe' (ultimately from Greek 'Europa'), the verb-forming suffix '-ize' (via Latin/French from Greek suffixes), and the past-participle suffix '-ed'.
'de-europenized' developed from the verb 'Europeanize' (also spelled 'Europeanise'), which itself comes from the adjective 'European' (from Latin 'Europa' and Greek 'Εὐρώπη'); adding the prefix 'de-' produced the opposite sense and the participle '-ed' produced the adjectival/past-participle form.
The root verb 'Europeanize' originally meant 'to make more European in character or style'; with the prefix 'de-' the meaning shifted to 'to remove or reverse European characteristics', which is the modern sense expressed by 'de-europenized'.
Meanings by Part of Speech
Verb 1
to remove European characteristics from something; to reverse or undo Europeanization.
They de-europenized the curriculum to emphasize local traditions.
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Adjective 1
having had European characteristics removed; made to be no longer European in character or style.
After the policy changes, many historic districts looked de-europenized.
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Last updated: 2026/01/11 16:58