Anglicize
[ang-gluh-sahyz]
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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
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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.
Historical Examples of anglicized
Finally he came back to Paris, anglicized to his very galoshes.
The BibliotaphLeon H. Vincent
The general term for a tribunal is δικαστήριον (from δικάζω), Anglicized “dicastery.”
It is of the date of about 1200; its style is anglicized, the grammar loose, and parts of it are lost.
The Chronicle of the Norman ConquestMaster Wace
It is the anglicized version of the French word "ronce" for brier or bramble and "verte" for green.
How Justice GrewMartha W. (Martha Woodroof) Hiden
Anglicized, archaic, or otherwise unusual spellings of proper nouns were retained as printed.
Tyrol and its PeopleClive Holland
anglicize
anglicise anglify (ˈæŋɡlɪˌfaɪ)
verb -cizes, -cizing, -cized, -cises, -cising, -cised, -fies, -fying or -fied
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