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

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How to use Anglicize in a sentence

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|DAILY BEAST
This man bore the name of Kopernik, or in its familiar Anglicized form, Copernicus.
A History of Science, Volume 2(of 5)|Henry Smith Williams
The Channel Islands are doubtless destined in the end to be wholly anglicized, but the process is one of imperceptible transition.
The Channel Islands|Joseph Morris
The undrilled French student will be speaking and writing not English as we understand the term, but anglicized French.
The Principles of Language-Study|Harold E. Palmer

Use a foreign word if it has no English equivalent, not otherwise unless it has become Anglicized.
Etiquette|Emily Post
This is the anglicized form of Metzelsuppe; metzeln means to kill and cut to pieces—especially for sausage meat.
Home Life in Colonial Days|Alice Morse Earle

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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