Anglicize

especially British, An·gli·cise

[ang-gluh-sahyz]

verb (used with or without object)

Anglicized, Anglicizing 

1. (sometimes lowercase),  to make or become English in form or character.

   to Anglicize the pronunciation of a Russian name.

anglicize

/ ˈæŋɡlɪˌfaɪ, ˈæŋɡlɪˌsaɪz /

verb

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

Other Word Forms

• Anglicization noun
• de-Anglicize verb (used with object)
• half-Anglicized adjective
• anglicization noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of Anglicize¹

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

Example Sentences

“As we moved to West Covina, everyone tried to impose their anglicized identity onto me, and I went with it for many years,” he says.

From Los Angeles Times

The U.S. government has always generally used the anglicized spelling of countries’ names in official documents — for example, using “Spain,” not “España” and “Germany,” not “Deutschland.”

From Los Angeles Times

“Now, to make it even more fun, if you anglicize the Spanish phonetic spelling, that’s when you finally get to ‘Hueneme.’”

From Los Angeles Times

Turkey now competes on the international stage as “Turkiye,” its Turkish name and not the anglicized version.

From Seattle Times

The complexities of Japanese names and anglicized names, as well as women who took their husband’s names, presented more challenges.

From Los Angeles Times