Verb- to go through something horrible event that is uniquely American or something Americans do more than any other country, especially if the one experiencing it is from a different country. Examples include being shot at in a mass shooting, having to create an online fundraiser to pay for basic medical care, having a public road or monument named after a traitor.
The Australian journalist was covering a peaceful protest in DC and got Americanized when the police started beating her.
The immigrant was fully Americanized when she had to create a GoFundMe to pay for medical expenses stemming a mass shooting.
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