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Definition of "anglicizing" [anglicizing]

  • Present participle of anglicize. (verb)

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Use "anglicizing" in a sentence
  • "Within a few decades, English-speakers began to refer to the Italian idea of the banca or monte, anglicizing only the first, as bank."
  • "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."
  • "Historical eras of anglicizing names and more than 300 years of intermarriage make it impossible to truly track "Hispanic accomplishment" in the U.S."
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