Anglicize

[ ang-gluh-sahyz ]

/ ˈæŋ gləˌsaɪz /

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verb (used with or without object), An·gli·cized, An·gli·ciz·ing.

(sometimes lowercase) to make or become English in form or character: to Anglicize the pronunciation of a Russian name.

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Also especially British, An·gli·cise .

Origin of Anglicize

1700–10; <Medieval Latin Anglic(us) English + -ize

OTHER WORDS FROM Anglicize

An·gli·ci·za·tion, nounde-An·gli·cize, verb (used with object), de-An·gli·cized, de-An·gli·ciz·ing.half-An·gli·cized, adjective

Words nearby Anglicize

Anglican Communion, Anglicanism, Anglice, Anglicism, Anglicist, Anglicize, Anglify, angling, Anglist, Anglistics, Anglo

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How to use Anglicize in a sentence

Jimmy was commissioned to anglicize a proper proposal and André spent hours in repeating the verbiage as taught.
David Lannarck, Midget|George S. Harney
They shun the Italian "quarter," mix with Americans, and Anglicize their names.
The Old World in the New|Edward Alsworth Ross
It was because the word could only be translated by a circumlocution that I ventured to Anglicize it.
George Eliot's Life, Vol. I (of 3)|George Eliot
These were, indeed, tendencious, if I may Anglicize a very necessary word from the Spanish tendencioso.
Dona Perfecta|B. Perez Galdos

Whether it is advisable to Anglicize the spelling of certain French words, like timbre, in order to promote their assimilation.
Society for Pure English, Tract 3 (1920)|Society for Pure English

British Dictionary definitions for Anglicize

anglicize

anglicise anglify (ˈæŋɡlɪˌfaɪ)

/ (ˈæŋɡlɪˌsaɪz) /

verb -cizes, -cizing, -cized, -cises, -cising, -cised, -fies, -fying or -fied

(sometimes capital) to make or become English in outlook, attitude, form, etc

Derived forms of anglicize

anglicization or anglicisation, noun

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