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ANGLICISE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does anglicise mean?
• ANGLICISE (verb)
The verb ANGLICISE has 1 sense:
1. make English in appearance
Familiarity information: ANGLICISE used as a verb is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
| Conjugation: |
Present simple: I / you / we / they anglicise ... he / she / it anglicises
Past simple: anglicised
Past participle: anglicised
-ing form: anglicising
... he / she / it anglicises Past simple: anglicised
Past participle: anglicised
-ing form: anglicising
Sense 1
Meaning:
Make English in appearance
Classified under:
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.
Synonyms:
anglicise; anglicize
Context example:
She anglicised her name after moving from Paris to London
Hypernyms (to "anglicise" is one way to...):
accommodate; adapt (make fit for, or change to suit a new purpose)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Derivation:
Anglicisation (the act of anglicizing; making English in appearance)
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