Anglify
Americanverb (used with object)
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Sudeikis encouraged the actors to “massage the text” so that it felt right for each of them, Dunster said, “whether that was to Anglify it, or Jamiefy it, whatever it needed.”
From New York Times ● May 31, 2023
Stieve was a nationalist about language, too: He supported a drive to replace Anglified words like April and Mai with Germanic alternatives.
From Slate ● Dec. 10, 2017
His genius got Anglified, took a consumption, and perished in the prime of life.
From Recreations of Christopher North, Volume I (of 2) by Wilson, John Lyde
Not only is his matter all his own, but he has Anglified the whole being of the metrical form itself.
From Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern — Volume 4 by Mabie, Hamilton Wright
I didn’t take to you at first, you were so Anglified and tony, but I love you now; it’s a man that loves you stands here and wrestles with you.
From The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. XIX (of 25) The Ebb-Tide; Weir of Hermiston by Stevenson, Robert Louis
"I remember very well," said Gilian in an Anglified accent that renewed all Miss Mary's apprehension, for it showed an artificial mood.
From Gilian The Dreamer His Fancy, His Love and Adventure by Munro, Neil
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