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Anglicize
An·gli·cize
/
ˈæŋ
gləˌsaɪz
/
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[
ang
-gl
uh
-sahyz
]
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verb (used with object),
verb
(used 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:
1700–10;
<
Medieval Latin
Anglic
(
us
) English +
-ize
Related forms
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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World English Dictionary
anglicize
,
anglicise
or
anglify
(ˈæŋɡlɪˌsaɪz, ˈæŋɡlɪˌfaɪ)
—
vb
,
-cizes
,
-cizing
,
-cized
,
-cises
,
-cising
,
-cised
,
-fies
,
-fying
,
-fied
(
sometimes capital
) to make or become English in outlook, attitude, form, etc
anglicise
,
anglicise
or
anglify
—
vb
anglify
,
anglicise
or
anglify
—
vb
anglici'zation
,
anglicise
or
anglify
—
n
anglici'sation
,
anglicise
or
anglify
—
n
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
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Word Origin & History
Anglicize
1710, from L. Anglicus "of the English," from Angli "the Angles" (see
Angle
).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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