Anglicize

UK: /ˈæŋglɪsaɪz/ US: /ˈæŋgləˌsaɪz/ ,(ang′glə sīz′)

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025

An•gli•cize /ˈæŋgləˌsaɪz/   v. [~ + object; sometimes: anglicize] , -cized, -ciz•ing. 

1. to make English in form or character:
   The French word "adieu'' is Anglicized to make it sound like/əˈdu/ .

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025

An•gli•cize  (ang′glə sīz′), v.t., v.i., -cized, -ciz•ing. 

1. (sometimes l.c.) to make or become English in form or character:
   to Anglicize the pronunciation of a Russian name.

Also,[esp. Brit.,] An′gli•cise′. 

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

An′gli•ci•za′tion, n. 

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anglicize, anglicise / ˈæŋɡlɪˌsaɪz/anglify / ˈæŋɡlɪˌfaɪ/ verb ( -cizes, -cizing, -cized, -cises, -cising, -cised, -fies, -fying, -fied)

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