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
Synonyms
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.
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.
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.
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).
Although the city's official name is Kozhikode, in English it is sometimes known by its anglicised version, Calicut.
English colonists anglicised the word boucanier to buccaneer.