anglicise en · VERB
Pronunciation
- /ˈæŋɡlɪsaɪz/
- (Southern-England) audio
Etymology
From Latin anglic(us) + -ise.
Meanings
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(transitive) To make English, as to customs, culture, pronunciation, spelling, or style.
Someone who is translating into English a German novel, the hero of which is named Heinrich, will leave the name as it is; he will not Anglicize it into Henry.
1970, W. H. Auden, A Certain World, New York: Viking Press, →ISBN, page 267:Other users of non-anglo descent have also alleged Lensa whitened their skin and anglicised their features, a common complaint of image-editing software on platforms like TikTok.
2022 December 8, Caitlin Cassidy, “What does the Lensa AI app do with my self portraits and why has it gone viral?”, in The Guardian:
- (transitive) To dub or translate into English.
- (intransitive) To become English.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| anglicising | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| Anglicize | British, Canada, English, Oxford, US, alternative | lexicographic | |
| anglicised | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| anglicised | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| anglicises | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| Anglicise | alternative | lexicographic | |
| anglicize | British, Canada, English, Oxford, US, alternative | lexicographic |
Deriveds
anglicized · anglicised · Anglicization · Anglicized · anglicization · Anglicisation · Anglicised · anglicisation
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Translations (50)
cmn 英國化 /英国化 (make English) · fr s'angliciser (become English) · cmn 英化 (make English) · nrf anglyiciser (make English) · cmn 盎格魯化 /盎格鲁化 (make English) · ru англизи́ровать (make English) · pl anglizować (make English) · nl verengelsen (become English) · nl verengelsen (make English) · eo angligi (dub or translate into English) · fi englantilaistua (become English) · ca anglicitzar (become English) · be англізава́цца (become English) · ko 영국화하다 (make English) · ca anglicitzar (make English) · ja 英国化する (make English) · nrf anglyicîther (make English) · vi Anh hóa (make English) · cmn 英國化 /英国化 (become English) · fi englannintaa (dub or translate into English) · de sich anglisieren (become English) · el αγγλοποιώ (make English) · he הִתְאַנְגְּלֵז (become English) · pl zanglizować (make English) · el εξαγγλίζω (dub or translate into English) · pl angielszczyć się (become English) · uk англізува́тися (become English) · uk англізува́ти (make English) · fi englantilaistaa (make English) · ar تَأَنْجَلَ (make English) · bg поангличи (make English) · eo angligi (make English) · pl angielszczyć (make English) · pt anglicizar (make English) · da anglisere (make English) · eo angliĝi (become English) · ar تَأَنْجَلَ (become English) · he אִנְגְּלֵז (make English) · vi Anh hoá (make English) · el αγγλοποιώ (dub or translate into English) · el εξαγγλίζω (make English) · hi अंग्रेज़ बनाना (make English) · pl anglizować się (become English) · de anglisieren (make English) · it inglesizzare (make English) · pl zanglizować się (become English) · ru англизи́роваться (become English) · fr angliciser (make English) · ms inggeriskan (make English) · be англізава́ць (make English)