Anglicize

[ang-gluh-sahyz]

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.

Origin of Anglicize

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

Related formsAn·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

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Historical Examples of anglicize

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
He had to Anglicize his name; for Two-Hawks would have made people laugh.
The Drums Of Jeopardy
Harold MacGrath
It is much better to Anglicize the word into the English "Paraclete."
The Spirit and the Word
Zachary Taylor Sweeney
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)

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

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

Derived Formsanglicization or anglicisation, noun

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Word Origin and History for anglicize

1710, with -ize + Medieval Latin Anglicus "of the English," from Angli "the Angles" (see Angle). Related: Anglicized; anglicizing.