Anglicize

[ ang-gluh-sahyz ]

verb (used with or without object),An·gli·cized, An·gli·ciz·ing.
  1. (sometimes lowercase) to make or become English in form or character: to Anglicize the pronunciation of a Russian name.

Origin of Anglicize

1
1700–10; <Medieval Latin Anglic(us) English + -ize
  • Also especially British, An·gli·cise .

Other words from Anglicize

  • An·gli·ci·za·tion, noun
  • de-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

British Dictionary definitions for anglicize

anglicize

anglicise anglify (ˈæŋɡlɪˌfaɪ)

/ (ˈæŋɡlɪˌsaɪz) /


verb-cizes, -cizing, -cized, -cises, -cising, -cised, -fies, -fying or -fied
  1. (sometimes capital) to make or become English in outlook, attitude, form, etc

Derived forms of anglicize

  • anglicization or anglicisation, noun

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