Home › Words › B › bostonizebostonizebostonize means to make Bostonian; to adapt to the norms or culture of Boston.EtymologyFrom Boston + -ize.verbTo make Bostonian; to adapt to the norms or culture of Boston.e.g.“His purpose was evidently to Americanize, or at least Bostonize, the realism he had observed in Russian and French literature by attending only to the more commonplace in character and event.” — 1972, Grant Cochran Knight, American literature and culture, page 374:Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.bostonization 82% match — The process of Bostonizing. vs bostonize →britishize 64% match — To make or become British. vs bostonize →londonize 63% match — To make (someone) like a Londoner in character or habits. vs bostonize →americanize 62% match — To render American; to adapt to the custom, culture, or style of the United States of America. vs bostonize →brazilianize 61% match — To make Brazilian. vs bostonize →texanize 61% match — To make Texan. vs bostonize →yankeeize 61% match — To make Yankee. vs bostonize →culturalize 61% match — To adapt to the norms of a particular culture. vs bostonize →