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ellisize en · VERB

Pronunciation

  • /ˈɛlɪsaɪz/

Etymology

From Ellis + -ize. A large number of immigrants to the United States were processed at Ellis Island.

Meanings

  1. (of a name, qualifier:passive voice, rare) To anglicize or Americanize; to alter in transcription, either intentionally to facilitate spelling or pronunciation by (American) English speakers, or by mistake due to unfamiliarity with or indifference to the language of origin.
    • Her name was ellisized.
    • Her maiden name is Kukulain, ellisized from the Irish in a penstroke of linguistic legerdemain. 1970-2010 Wilyem Clark, Terra Infirma, page 80

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
ellisizing Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
ellisized Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
ellisized Tense=Past lexicographic
ellisizes Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic