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Definition of anglicize verb from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

anglicize

verb

NAmE//ˈæŋɡləˌsaɪz//

anglicize somebody/somethingVerb Forms present simple I / you / we / they anglicize

he / she / it anglicizes

past simple anglicized

-ing form anglicizing

to make someone or something English in character Gutmann anglicized his name to Goodman.

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