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Anglicize - Dictionary Definition and Overview |
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Anglicize : (verb)
1: make English in appearance; "anglicize a French word" [syn:
anglicise]
2: make English; "She anglicised her name after moving from
Paris to London" [syn: anglicise]
Based on WordNet 2.0
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Anglicize : \An"gli*cize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Anglicized; p.
pr. & vb. n. Anglicizing.]
To make English; to English; to anglify; render conformable
to the English idiom, or to English analogies.
Based on WordNet (r) 2.0 (August 2003)
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Example Usage of Anglicize |
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shannyk: Word of the day: "MAnglicize" - the proper spelling of "Anglicize". Mangling is the step before outright word theft... |
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bobbyallyn: no! don't officially Anglicize your name, göteborg! http://bit.ly/7HEH8h |
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supernova_star: @majeeda got tired of people trying to "Anglicize" it in school too. Teachers giving me wack ass nicknames |
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