ANGLICISE

anglicise, anglicize

(verb) make English in appearance; “She anglicised her name after moving from Paris to London”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Verb

anglicise (third-person singular simple present anglicises, present participle anglicising, simple past and past participle anglicised) (non-Oxford British spelling)

(transitive) To make English, as to customs, culture, pronunciation, spelling, or style.

(transitive) To dub or translate into English.

(transitive) To become English.

Verb

Anglicise (third-person singular simple present Anglicises, present participle Anglicising, simple past and past participle Anglicised) (non-Oxford British spelling)

Alternative letter-case form of anglicise

Source: Wiktionary



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Word of the Day

7 April 2025

SUPERFETATION

(noun) fertilization of a second ovum after a pregnancy has begun; results in two fetuses of different ages in the uterus at the same time; “superfetation is normal in some animal species”


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Coffee Trivia

The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.

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