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.

Also especially British, An·gli·cise.

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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Examples from the Web for anglicized

Contemporary Examples of anglicized

The document, written in flawless English, is signed Andrew Barwick, an anglicized version of his name.
Britain’s Right-Wing Hate
William Underhill
July 25, 2011

Historical Examples of anglicized

When the Americans were established on its banks they anglicized this name into St. Peter's.
Old Fort Snelling
Marcus L. Hansen
Finally he came back to Paris, anglicized to his very galoshes.
The Bibliotaph
Leon H. Vincent
Also known as the doblon de à 8; Anglicized as “piece of eight.”
The Bible in Spain - Vol. 2 [of 2]
George Borrow
They are then said to be naturalized, or Anglicized, or Englished.
An English Grammar
W. M. Baskervill and J. W. Sewell
It is the anglicized version of the French word "ronce" for brier or bramble and "verte" for green.
How Justice Grew
Martha W. (Martha Woodroof) Hiden

British Dictionary definitions for anglicized

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 anglicized

anglicize

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