Anglicized

Part of speech: verb

Definitions

1. Changed from a foreign form into a version that fits English pronunciation or spelling
2. Adapted from another language to conform with English linguistic patterns and pronunciation
3. Transformed by adjusting spelling or sounds to be more familiar or natural to English speakers

Etymology: "Anglicized" is the American spelling of "anglicised," and its meaning is built on the name "Anglo," the Latin-derived term for the English. The verb is formed from "Angle," the Germanic people whose name became "England," with the suffix "-ize" (or "-ise" in British usage), a Greek-derived ending that turns a noun into a verb meaning "to make like" or "to give the character of." To anglicize a word is therefore to make it English in character. The spelling itself reflects a longstanding transatlantic split. British English favors "-ise" and American English favors "-ize," and both have been standard for well over a century, so the same verb appears in both forms in dictionaries on either side of the Atlantic. Neither spelling is more correct than the other.

Synonyms: English, adapted, translated, modified, converted