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Anglicize

American  
[ang-gluh-sahyz] / ˈæŋ gləˌsaɪz /
especially British, Anglicise

verb (used with or without object)

Anglicized, Anglicizing

  1. (sometimes lowercase) to make or become English in form or character.

    to Anglicize the pronunciation of a Russian name.
anglicize British  
/ ˈæŋɡlɪˌfaɪ, ˈæŋɡlɪˌsaɪz /

verb

  1. (sometimes capital) to make or become English in outlook, attitude, form, etc

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Other Word Forms

  • Anglicization noun
  • anglicization noun
  • de-Anglicize verb (used with object)
  • half-Anglicized adjective

Etymology

Origin of Anglicize

1700–10; < Medieval Latin Anglic ( us ) English + -ize

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