anglicise
To make English, as to customs, culture, pronunciation, spelling, or styleTo make English, as to customs, culture, pronunciation, spelling, or style.
» The French surname Malin was anglicised to Maling.
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3 senses(transitive)To make English, as to customs, culture, pronunciation, spelling, or style.
anglisieren
англизи́роватьanglizírovatʹ
англізува́тиanhlizuváty
make English in appearance
(transitive)To dub or translate into English.
(intransitive)To become English.
sich anglisieren
англизи́роватьсяanglizírovatʹsja
англізува́тисяanhlizuvátysja
Examples
2 sentencesThe French surname Malin was anglicised to Maling.
When this family immigrated to the United States, they anglicised their surname.
deAls diese Familie in die Vereinigten Staaten immigrierte, anglisierte sie ihren Namen. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Translations
7 languagesBy meaning 2
By meaning 2
By meaning 2
Origin
From Latin anglic(us) + -ise.From Latin anglic(us) + -ise.
Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Forms
anglicises, anglicising, anglicised, anglicised| Base form | anglicise · to anglicise |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | anglicises |
| Present participle | anglicising |
| Past simple | anglicised |
| Past participle | anglicised |
regular · Lesson
Synonyms
1 synonyms- make English in appearance:anglicize
Word family
5 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.