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ANGLICIZE
ANGLICIZE AmE & BrE, Anglicise AusE & BrE [with and without an initial capital].
1. To make (someone or something) English in nationality, culture, or language: ‘What a strange character is Tennyson's Arthur in Idylls of the King …the most rigorously de-Celticised and Anglicised figure since Layamon's’ ( Tom Shippey, London Review of Books, 26 July 1990). 2. To adopt the English language: ‘Are they allowed to Anglicise if they like, as the Scottish Highlanders were?’ ( P. Thompson, 1857, cited in OED). 3. To turn into an English form: ‘Fort Ross—an anglicized abbreviation of Fuerte de los Rusos’ (Harper's Magazine, Jan. 1883). Compare ANGLIFY, ENGLISHIZE. |
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TOM McARTHUR. "ANGLICIZE." Concise Oxford Companion to the English Language. 1998. Encyclopedia.com. 10 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. TOM McARTHUR. "ANGLICIZE." Concise Oxford Companion to the English Language. 1998. Encyclopedia.com. (February 10, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O29-ANGLICIZE.html TOM McARTHUR. "ANGLICIZE." Concise Oxford Companion to the English Language. 1998. Retrieved February 10, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O29-ANGLICIZE.html |
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ANGLICISM
ANGLICISM [with or without an initial capital].
1. An expression from English used in another language, such as le fairplay in French. 2. A characteristic, quality, fashion, or fad deriving from England, such as cricket or afternoon tea in Pakistan. 3. A feature of the English language that is peculiar to England, such as the working-class phrase feelin' proper poorly feeling really ill. See BRITICISM. |
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TOM McARTHUR. "ANGLICISM." Concise Oxford Companion to the English Language. 1998. Encyclopedia.com. 10 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. TOM McARTHUR. "ANGLICISM." Concise Oxford Companion to the English Language. 1998. Encyclopedia.com. (February 10, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O29-ANGLICISM.html TOM McARTHUR. "ANGLICISM." Concise Oxford Companion to the English Language. 1998. Retrieved February 10, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O29-ANGLICISM.html |
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Anglicism
An·gli·cism / ˈanggləˌsizəm/ • n. 1. a word or phrase that is peculiar to British English. ∎ the quality of being typically English or of favoring English things. 2. a word or phrase borrowed from English into a foreign language: "purists" condemn the use of "fin de semaine" because it is an anglicism. |
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"Anglicism." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. 10 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Anglicism." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. (February 10, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-anglicism.html "Anglicism." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Retrieved February 10, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-anglicism.html |
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anglicize
an·gli·cize / ˈanggləˌsīz/ • v. [tr.] make English in form or character: he anglicized his name to Goodman. DERIVATIVES: an·gli·ci·za·tion / ˌanggləsəˈzāshən/ n. |
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"anglicize." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. 10 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "anglicize." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. (February 10, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-anglicize.html "anglicize." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Retrieved February 10, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-anglicize.html |
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anglicism
anglicism English feature or idiom. XVII. f. medL. Anglicus; see prec. and -ISM.
So anglicize XVIII. |
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T. F. HOAD. "anglicism." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. 10 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. T. F. HOAD. "anglicism." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. (February 10, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-anglicism.html T. F. HOAD. "anglicism." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Retrieved February 10, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-anglicism.html |
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Anglicize
Anglicize
•excise • queen-size • laicize
•Anglicise, Anglicize
•polemicize • classicize • fanaticize
•elasticize • poeticize • parenthesize
•mythicize
•photosynthesize, synthesize
•synopsize • apotheosize • emphasize
•circumcise • exercise • metastasize
•hypostasize
•affranchise, enfranchise, franchise
•fetishize • alphabetize • concretize
•poetize • palletize • pelletize
•unitize • remonetize • syncretize
•securitize • synthetize • robotize
•narcotize
•anagrammatize, epigrammatize, melodramatize, overdramatize
•emblematize, lemmatize
•legitimatize • dogmatize • aromatize
•problematize • automatize
•bureaucratize • advertise
•telepathize • televise
•collectivize, objectivize
•relativize • supervise • improvise
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"Anglicize." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. 10 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Anglicize." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. (February 10, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-Anglicize.html "Anglicize." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Retrieved February 10, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-Anglicize.html |
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