Word info Synonyms

anglicised

Speech parts

1. anglicised - Adjective

2. anglicised - Verb

Meaning

anglicised (comparative more anglicised, superlative most anglicised)

Made into a form similar to that used by the English.
When he immigrated he changed his name to the anglicised form so the natives could pronounce it correctly.

anglicised

simple past and past participle of anglicise

Source: en.wiktionary.org

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Examples

An old Irish story tells how Lough Neagh was formed when Ireland's legendary giant Fionn mac Cumhaill (commonly anglicised to Finn McCool) ripped up a portion of the land and tossed it at a Scottish rival. Source: Internet

For distinguish infobox Rhys ap Gruffydd or ap Gruffudd (often anglicised to "Griffith") (1132 – 28 April 1197) was the ruler of the kingdom of Deheubarth in south Wales from 1155 to 1197. Source: Internet

In 1728, Frederick (his name now anglicised) was finally brought to Britain Trench, pp. 141–142; Van der Kiste, pp.115–116 and was created Prince of Wales on 8 January 1729. Source: Internet

Brigid Saint Brigid in a stained-glass window Imbolc is strongly associated with Saint Brigid (Old Irish: Brigit, modern Irish: Bríd, modern Scottish Gaelic: Brìghde or Brìd, anglicised Bridget). Source: Internet

Although the city's official name is Kozhikode, in English it is sometimes known by its anglicised version, Calicut. Source: Internet

English colonists anglicised the word boucanier to buccaneer. Source: Internet

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