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Anglify

American  
[ang-gluh-fahy] / ˈæŋ gləˌfaɪ /

verb (used with object)

Anglified, Anglifying

  1. (sometimes lowercase) to Anglicize.

Other Word Forms

  • Anglification noun

Etymology

Origin of Anglify

An Americanism dating back to 1745–55; Angle + -ify

Example Sentences

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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

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