anglicize

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anglicize

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++

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an·gli·cize (also anglicise British English) /ˈæŋɡlɪsaɪz/ verb [transitive] SANto make something or someone more English 使英语化；使英国化 Leszek anglicized his name to ‘Lester’. Leszek把他的名字改成了英语名字Lester。→ See Verb table

an·gli·cize verbChineseSyllable

to or more something make English Corpus someone

anglicize
an‧gli‧cize

(also anglicise British English) /ˈæŋɡləsaɪz, ˈæŋɡlɪsaɪz/ verb [transitive]
to make something or someone more English:

Leszek anglicized his name to ‘Lester’.

an·gli·cize

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BrE also

an·gli·cise

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BrE

/ˈæŋɡlɪsaɪz/

NAmE

/ˈæŋɡlɪsaɪz/

verb

present simple - I / you / we / they

anglicize

BrE

/ˈæŋɡlɪsaɪz/

NAmE

/ˈæŋɡlɪsaɪz/

present simple - he / she / it

anglicizes

BrE

/ˈæŋɡlɪsaɪzɪz/

NAmE

/ˈæŋɡlɪsaɪzɪz/

past simple

anglicized

BrE

/ˈæŋɡlɪsaɪzd/

NAmE

/ˈæŋɡlɪsaɪzd/

past participle

anglicized

BrE

/ˈæŋɡlɪsaɪzd/

NAmE

/ˈæŋɡlɪsaɪzd/

-ing form

anglicizing

BrE

/ˈæŋɡlɪsaɪzɪŋ/

NAmE

/ˈæŋɡlɪsaɪzɪŋ/

~ sb/sth

to make sb/sth English in character 使英语化；使英国化

◆Gutmann anglicized his name to Goodman. Gutmann 把他的名字改为英语化的 Goodman。