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Meaning of "anglicize" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF ANGLICIZE

anglicize  [ˈæŋɡlɪˌfaɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF ANGLICIZE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Anglicize is a verb.
The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb anglicize in English.

WHAT DOES ANGLICIZE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Anglicisation

Anglicisation or anglicization is the process of converting anything to more "English" norms.

Definition of anglicize in the English dictionary

The definition of anglicize in the dictionary is to make or become English in outlook, attitude, form, etc.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO ANGLICIZE

PRESENT

Present
I anglicize
you anglicize
he/she/it anglicizes
we anglicize
you anglicize
they anglicize
Present continuous
I am anglicizing
you are anglicizing
he/she/it is anglicizing
we are anglicizing
you are anglicizing
they are anglicizing
Present perfect
I have anglicized
you have anglicized
he/she/it has anglicized
we have anglicized
you have anglicized
they have anglicized
Present perfect continuous
I have been anglicizing
you have been anglicizing
he/she/it has been anglicizing
we have been anglicizing
you have been anglicizing
they have been anglicizing
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past
I anglicized
you anglicized
he/she/it anglicized
we anglicized
you anglicized
they anglicized
Past continuous
I was anglicizing
you were anglicizing
he/she/it was anglicizing
we were anglicizing
you were anglicizing
they were anglicizing
Past perfect
I had anglicized
you had anglicized
he/she/it had anglicized
we had anglicized
you had anglicized
they had anglicized
Past perfect continuous
I had been anglicizing
you had been anglicizing
he/she/it had been anglicizing
we had been anglicizing
you had been anglicizing
they had been anglicizing
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will anglicize
you will anglicize
he/she/it will anglicize
we will anglicize
you will anglicize
they will anglicize
Future continuous
I will be anglicizing
you will be anglicizing
he/she/it will be anglicizing
we will be anglicizing
you will be anglicizing
they will be anglicizing
Future perfect
I will have anglicized
you will have anglicized
he/she/it will have anglicized
we will have anglicized
you will have anglicized
they will have anglicized
Future perfect continuous
I will have been anglicizing
you will have been anglicizing
he/she/it will have been anglicizing
we will have been anglicizing
you will have been anglicizing
they will have been anglicizing
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would anglicize
you would anglicize
he/she/it would anglicize
we would anglicize
you would anglicize
they would anglicize
Conditional continuous
I would be anglicizing
you would be anglicizing
he/she/it would be anglicizing
we would be anglicizing
you would be anglicizing
they would be anglicizing
Conditional perfect
I would have anglicize
you would have anglicize
he/she/it would have anglicize
we would have anglicize
you would have anglicize
they would have anglicize
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been anglicizing
you would have been anglicizing
he/she/it would have been anglicizing
we would have been anglicizing
you would have been anglicizing
they would have been anglicizing
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you anglicize
we let´s anglicize
you anglicize
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to anglicize
Past participle
anglicized
Present Participle
anglicizing
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH ANGLICIZE


alkalify
ˈælkəlɪˌfaɪ
amplify
ˈæmplɪˌfaɪ
anglify
ˈæŋɡlɪˌfaɪ
chylify
ˈkaɪlɪˌfaɪ
coalify
ˈkəʊlɪˌfaɪ
disqualify
dɪsˈkwɒlɪˌfaɪ
exemplify
ɪɡˈzɛmplɪˌfaɪ
jellify
ˈdʒɛlɪˌfaɪ
jollify
ˈdʒɒlɪˌfaɪ
mollify
ˈmɒlɪˌfaɪ
nullify
ˈnʌlɪˌfaɪ
oversimplify
ˌəʊvəˈsɪmplɪˌfaɪ
prequalify
priːˈkwɒlɪˌfaɪ
qualify
ˈkwɒlɪˌfaɪ
requalify
riːˈkwɒlɪˌfaɪ
salify
ˈsælɪˌfaɪ
simplify
ˈsɪmplɪˌfaɪ
stellify
ˈstɛlɪˌfaɪ
uglify
ˈʌɡlɪˌfaɪ
vilify
ˈvɪlɪˌfaɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE ANGLICIZE

angleworm
Anglia
Anglian
Anglican
Anglican Church
Anglican Communion
Anglicanism
Anglice
anglicisation
Anglicism
Anglicist
anglicization
anglicized
anglicizing
anglified
anglifies
anglify
angling
Anglist
anglistics

WORDS THAT END LIKE ANGLICIZE

anticize
arabicize
asepticize
atticize
criticize
depoliticize
ethicize
Gallicize
Gothicize
Hispanicize
historicize
hypercriticize
italicize
logicize
lyricize
mathematicize
ostracize
plasticize
politicize
publicize
romanticize

Synonyms and antonyms of anglicize in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «anglicize» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF ANGLICIZE

Find out the translation of anglicize to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of anglicize from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «anglicize» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

英国化
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

anglicanizar
570 millions of speakers

English

anglicize
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

anglicize
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

anglicize
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

англизировать
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

anglicizar
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ইংরেজ চরিত্র বা রূপ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

angliciser
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Anglicize
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

anglisieren
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

anglicize
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

영국식으로
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Anglicize
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

Anh hóa
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

anglicize
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

इंग्रजी
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

ingilizleştirmek
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

anglicizzare
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

anglicize
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

англізувати
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

anglicize
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

anglicize
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

verengels
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

anglicize
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

anglicize
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of anglicize

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «ANGLICIZE»

The term «anglicize» is normally little used and occupies the 143.120 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «ANGLICIZE» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «anglicize» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «anglicize» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about anglicize

EXAMPLES

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ANGLICIZE»

Discover the use of anglicize in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to anglicize and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Conflict Resolution, Grades 5-8
Purpose: to give students information about names in other languages and reasons people might have for wanting to anglicize their names Materials: Activity —Part 1: Ask your students to do some research to find out what their names would ...
Teacher Created Resources, Julia Jasmine, 1997
2
A World of Baby Names
The name was used in Ireland to Anglicize the Gaelic Aine (joy, praise; fasting). Anna is the Gaelic form. (AN-NAH) ANNE Borrowed from the French, Anne is a cognate of the Hebrew Hannah, which is from hannah, chaanach (grace, gracious, ...
Teresa Norman, 2003
3
The Big Book of Beastly Mispronunciations: The Complete ...
See Authorities Consulted for more information on these sources. de-anglicize, de-anglicization To de-anglicize is to give a loanword a foreign sound after — and often long after — it has been anglicized, come to be pronounced in a manner ...
Charles Harrington Elster, 2006
4
Oxford American Large Print Dictionary
... strong hostility. an•i•mus /ean/m/s/ n. 1 hostility or ill feeling. 2 motivation to do something. an•ise /eanis/ n. plant having aromatic seeds, used to flavor liqueurs and candy. an•kle /eaNGk/l/. Anglicize. 44.
Oxford University Press, 2008
5
Haunted English: The Celtic Fringe, the British Empire, and ...
Haunted English explores the role of language in colonization and decolonization by examining how Anglo-Celtic modernists W. B. Yeats, Hugh MacDiarmid, and Marianne Moore "de-Anglicize" their literary vernaculars.
Laura O'Connor, 2006
6
Race Gender and the Politics of Skin Tone
In fact, many have argued that the growing number of light-skinned, Anglo featured women of color in beauty ads encourages women of color consumers to purchase treatments and procedures to Anglicize their bodies, thus emulating brown ...
Margaret L. Hunter, 2013
7
Az Murder Goes...Artful
The political effect of the Clearances is probably not as important as the cultural effect. What the English did, after they defeated the Scots, was to change the entire culture. They wanted to anglicize Scotland, anglicize Celtic Britain. The whole ...
Barbara G Peters, Barbara Peters, Susan Malling, Susan Lea Malling, 2010
8
Chambers concise dictionary
Ian Brookes. 39 40 anglicize anglicize or anglicise / 'arjghsarz/ > v (anglicized,. analysand anchor Greek analogia, from analogos proportionate] □ analogical adj. □analogically adv. analysand /a'nalizand/ >n, psychoanal someone who is ...
Ian Brookes, 2004
9
Children's Exodus: A History of the Kindertransport
Of these, 30 were killed in action.68 Upon enlistment the government urged the recruits to anglicize their names, both as a step towards assimilation and for protection in case of capture by the Germans. The latter seems a rather specious  ...
Vera K. Fast, 2011
10
Encyclopaedia Judaica, Volume 1:
In some instances, it is customary in English to anglicize names, such as those of foreign rulers: Empress Catherine – and not Yekaterina or Caterina; Frederick the Great – and not Friedrich; Victor Emmanuel – and not Vittorio Emmanuele.
Fred Skolnik, Michael Berenbaum, 2007

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ANGLICIZE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term anglicize is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Rallies supporting French only city council meetings planned in …
Jean-Paul Perreault, president of the French Imperative Movement told the Canadian Press it's arrogant to want to anglicize public institutions ... «CJAD, Jul 15»
2
Into the Heart of the Greek-American Community in Lancaster
Like so many immigrants coming through Ellis Island, they chose to Anglicize their names. They settled in Pittsburgh, learned the confectionery ... «Hellenic News of America, Jul 15»
3
Dolezal's 'passing' for black not new in ethnic America
Nonetheless, there was tremendous pressure to anglicize and become the white Anglo-American model. On the other hand, many Latinos, ... «Orlando Sentinel, Jun 15»
4
'I identify as black': the historical precedent for Rachel Dolezal
... of segregation, antimiscegenation laws, and official quests for racial purity, would Anglicize their names and represent as northern European ... «Yahoo News, Jun 15»
5
Prim in Her Prime
Early in her broadcasting career she was advised to Anglicize her last name, to cut her hair, to blend in. She dug in her heels. “Why am I not ... «GoDuke.com, Jun 15»
6
My name is Siphumelele, not Sipho
But I want to add that most South Africans tend to mispronounce Afrikaans names, and somehow Anglicize them. Also, regarding how Afrikaans ... «Thought Leader, Jun 15»
7
Today in History - June 11
Quebec looked on conscription as an attempt to anglicize French-Canadians and throw them into an English war. Sir Robert Borden's coalition ... «mysask.com, Jun 15»
8
All my exes are married off. I know how I'm supposed to feel about that
... my lifelong insistence that people pronounce my last name correctly when it would clearly be easier to just let people Anglicize it at the DMV. «The Guardian, May 15»
9
My lasting Harvard memory
Otherwise an all-white institution, Harvard sought to educate and convert Native Americans so that they would in turn Anglicize and convert ... «Harvard Gazette, May 15»
10
Tinkering With the Word of God
Even so, many of today's translations are zealous in their efforts to Anglicize the text and to make it friendly to the contemporary English reader. «The New Yorker, May 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Anglicize [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/anglicize>. Apr 2024 ».
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