Anglicize
verb (used with or without object)
to make or become English in form or character.
Anglicise
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a variation of
Anglicize.
Example Sentences
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Part of his mission was to Anglicise the Indians by converting them to Christianity, but he died a year later aged about 39.
From BBC ● Jul. 28, 2015
Our own empire would be a ludicrous failure if it were any part of our ambition to Anglicise other races.
From Outspoken Essays by William Ralph Inge
It is impossible to render more than the sound of a Russian word in English, and any attempt to Anglicise the Russian spelling must end in failure, as there are thirty-six letters in that language.
From The Sea: Its Stirring Story of Adventure, Peril, & Heroism. Volume 3 by Frederick Whymper
And they would fain Anglicise, not merely the uniform of the Italian police, but the Italian constitution.
From The Lady Paramount by Henry Harland
"Thady Molloy and Shawn Brady," called out the engineer, managing thoroughly to Anglicise the pronunciation of the names, though they were not Celtically composite to any great degree.
From Castle Richmond by Anthony Trollope
