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  • verb Present participle of anglicize.

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Examples

  • Within a few decades, English-speakers began to refer to the Italian idea of the banca or monte, anglicizing only the first, as bank.

    The English Is Coming! Leslie Dunton-Downer 2010

  • Within a few decades, English-speakers began to refer to the Italian idea of the banca or monte, anglicizing only the first, as bank.

    The English Is Coming! Leslie Dunton-Downer 2010

  • During World War I, the ties of Victoria's descendants to their German cousin Willy, the Kaiser, became an embarrassment, and the British royals proved adaptable by anglicizing their names: The Saxe-Coburg-Gothas became the Windsors.

    Sovereignty and the Pitiless Passage of Time Henrik Bering 2012

  • I however consider myself to be anglicizing the whole name, but I certainly agree that saying it with no final /t/ wd be as pretentious as using a uvular r for the word.

    Port-au-Prince, Haiti | Linguism | Language Blog 2010

  • Historical eras of anglicizing names and more than 300 years of intermarriage make it impossible to truly track "Hispanic accomplishment" in the U.S.

    Ed Hooper: Immigration Furor Eclipsing Hispanic Achievement 2010

  • SANCHEZ: No. PHILLIPS: ... in addition to anglicizing their names?

    CNN Transcript Oct 26, 2009 2009

  • And I think it's easier if someone's able to understand me by anglicizing my name ...

    CNN Transcript Oct 26, 2009 2009

  • Her parents, Meyer H. and Babette (Loewenthal) Heidenheimer, had emigrated from Germany before she was born, anglicizing the family name to Hyde.

    Ida Henrietta Hyde. 2009

  • PHILLIPS: But Sanchez isn't anglicizing your name!

    CNN Transcript Oct 26, 2009 2009

  • In recognition of his efforts to improve his english ... and he has I am anglicizing his name!

    Stephan Dion IS Elizabeth May's Choice For PM!! 2008

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