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Meaning of WASPize | Babel Free

Verb CEFR B1

Definitions

To become or make more WASPy

Examples

“Usually famous people, or those on the road to fame, adopt new names not so that they will stand out, but so that they will blend in. Americanizing or WASPizing one's name is familiar to us all. In fact, I am quite proud when an entertainer keeps her/his original hard-to-pronounce name.”

CEFR level

B1

Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.

See also

wasps around wassail wassailed wassailing wassails wast