Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

anglicise

/ˈæŋɡlɪsaɪz/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.07 in modern English

Syllables: an-gli-cise
IPA: /ˈæŋɡlɪsaɪz/

12

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To make English, as to customs, culture, pronunciation, spelling, or style.

Transitive verb

verb

To dub or translate into English.

Transitive verb

verb

To become English.

Intransitive verb

verb

Alternative letter-case form of anglicise.

Example Sentences

"Someone who is translating into English a German novel, the hero of which is named Heinrich, will leave the name as it is; he will not Anglicize it into Henry."
"Other users of non-anglo descent have also alleged Lensa whitened their skin and anglicised their features, a common complaint of image-editing software on platforms like TikTok."

Etymology

From Latin anglic(us) + -ise.

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: anglicus
Suffix: ise

Usage

Inflected Forms

anglicises (present, singular) anglicising (participle, present) anglicised (participle, past) anglicised (past) anglicize (alternative, British)

Derived Forms

anglicisation anglicization anglicised anglicized

Frequently Paired Words

anglicism

Synonyms

anglicize

Questions

How do you pronounce anglicise?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈæŋɡlɪsaɪz/.
What does anglicise mean?: To make English, as to customs, culture, pronunciation, spelling, or style.
Where does anglicise come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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