ANGLICIZE


Meaning of ANGLICIZE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈaŋ-glə-ˌsīz ]

transitive verb

( -cized ; -ciz·ing )

Usage: often capitalized

Date: 1710

1. : to make English in quality or characteristics

2. : to adapt (a foreign word, name, or phrase) to English usage: as

a. : to alter to a characteristic English form, sound, or spelling

b. : to convert (a name) to its English equivalent

anglicize Juan as John

• an·gli·ci·za·tion ˌaŋ-glə-sə-ˈzā-shən noun , often capitalized

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.