anglicise
Valid in Scrabble
- Scrabble points
- 12
- Words With Friends
- 16
- Letters
- 9
/ˈæŋɡlɪsaɪz/
Definition of anglicise
4 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included
verb
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(transitive)To make English, as to customs, culture, pronunciation, spelling, or style.
“Someone who is translating into English a German novel, the hero of which is named Heinrich, will leave the name as it is; he will not Anglicize it into Henry.”
“Other users of non-anglo descent have also alleged Lensa whitened their skin and anglicised their features, a common complaint of image-editing software on platforms like TikTok.”
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verb
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(transitive)To make English, as to customs, culture, pronunciation, spelling, or style.
“Someone who is translating into English a German novel, the hero of which is named Heinrich, will leave the name as it is; he will not Anglicize it into Henry.”
“Other users of non-anglo descent have also alleged Lensa whitened their skin and anglicised their features, a common complaint of image-editing software on platforms like TikTok.”
- (transitive)To dub or translate into English.
- (intransitive)To become English.
- (alt-of)Alternative letter-case form of anglicise.
Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.
Etymology
From Latin anglic(us) + -ise.
Words you can make from anglicise
200+ playable · top: CEILINGS (11 pts)
Best play ceilings 11 points8-letter words
1 word7-letter words
21 words- ANGELIC 10 pts
- ANGLICE 10 pts
- CEASING 10 pts
- CEILING 10 pts
- GALENIC 10 pts
- GLANCES 10 pts
- INCAGES 10 pts
- LACINGS 10 pts
- SCALING 10 pts
- SLICING 10 pts
- INCISAL 9 pts
- INLACES 9 pts
- LAICISE 9 pts
- SALICIN 9 pts
- SANICLE 9 pts
- SCALENI 9 pts
- LEASING 8 pts
- LINAGES 8 pts
- NILGAIS 8 pts
- SAILING 8 pts
- SEALING 8 pts
6-letter words
51 words- CASING 9 pts
- CLANGS 9 pts
- CLINGS 9 pts
- GLACES 9 pts
- GLACIS 9 pts
- GLANCE 9 pts
- ICINGS 9 pts
- INCAGE 9 pts
- LACING 9 pts
- ANISIC 8 pts
- CASEIN 8 pts
- CASINI 8 pts
- CEILIS 8 pts
- CLEANS 8 pts
- CLINES 8 pts
- INCASE 8 pts
- INCELS 8 pts
- INCISE 8 pts
- INLACE 8 pts
- LANCES 8 pts
- LINACS 8 pts
- SIALIC 8 pts
- SILICA 8 pts
- AILING 7 pts
- ALGINS 7 pts
- ALIGNS 7 pts
- ANGELS 7 pts
- ANGLES 7 pts
- EASING 7 pts
- GENIAL 7 pts
- GLEANS 7 pts
- INGLES 7 pts
- ISLING 7 pts
- LASING 7 pts
- LIANGS 7 pts
- LIGANS 7 pts
- LIGASE 7 pts
- LINAGE 7 pts
- LINGAS 7 pts
- NILGAI 7 pts
- SIGNAL 7 pts
- SILAGE 7 pts
- SINGLE 7 pts
- ALIENS 6 pts
- ALINES 6 pts
- ELAINS 6 pts
- LIAISE 6 pts
- LIANES 6 pts
- SALINE 6 pts
- SILANE 6 pts
- SILENI 6 pts
5-letter words
79 words- ACING 8 pts
- CAGES 8 pts
- CLAGS 8 pts
- CLANG 8 pts
- CLEGS 8 pts
- CLING 8 pts
- GENIC 8 pts
- GLACE 8 pts
- ICING 8 pts
- ACINI 7 pts
- ACNES 7 pts
- ALECS 7 pts
- CAINS 7 pts
- CANES 7 pts
- CEILI 7 pts
- CEILS 7 pts
- CILIA 7 pts
- CINES 7 pts
- CLANS 7 pts
- CLEAN 7 pts
- CLINE 7 pts
- ILEAC 7 pts
- ILIAC 7 pts
- INCEL 7 pts
- LACES 7 pts
- LAICS 7 pts
- LANCE 7 pts
- LINAC 7 pts
- SAICE 7 pts
- SALIC 7 pts
- SCALE 7 pts
- SCENA 7 pts
- SINCE 7 pts
- SLICE 7 pts
- AEGIS 6 pts
- AGILE 6 pts
- ALGIN 6 pts
- ALIGN 6 pts
- ANGEL 6 pts
- ANGLE 6 pts
- GAINS 6 pts
- GALES 6 pts
- GEANS 6 pts
- GENII 6 pts
- GLANS 6 pts
- GLEAN 6 pts
- GLENS 6 pts
- GLIAS 6 pts
- INGLE 6 pts
- LIANG 6 pts
- LIGAN 6 pts
- LINGA 6 pts
- LINGS 6 pts
- SEGNI 6 pts
- SENGI 6 pts
- SIGIL 6 pts
- SIGLA 6 pts
- SIGNA 6 pts
- SINGE 6 pts
- SLANG 6 pts
- SLING 6 pts
- AISLE 5 pts
- ALIEN 5 pts
- ALINE 5 pts
- ANILE 5 pts
- ANILS 5 pts
- ANISE 5 pts
- ELAIN 5 pts
- ELANS 5 pts
- LANES 5 pts
- LEANS 5 pts
- LENIS 5 pts
- LIANE 5 pts
- LIENS 5 pts
- LINES 5 pts
- NAILS 5 pts
- NISEI 5 pts
- SLAIN 5 pts
- SNAIL 5 pts
4-letter words
47 words- CAGE 7 pts
- CIGS 7 pts
- CLAG 7 pts
- CLEG 7 pts
- ACES 6 pts
- ACNE 6 pts
- ALEC 6 pts
- ASCI 6 pts
- CAIN 6 pts
- CALS 6 pts
- CANE 6 pts
- CANS 6 pts
- CASE 6 pts
- CEIL 6 pts
- CELS 6 pts
- CINE 6 pts
- CLAN 6 pts
- ICES 6 pts
- AGES 5 pts
- AGIN 5 pts
- EGAL 5 pts
- EGIS 5 pts
- ENGS 5 pts
- GAEN 5 pts
- GAES 5 pts
- GAIN 5 pts
- GALE 5 pts
- GALS 5 pts
- GANE 5 pts
- GEAN 5 pts
- GELS 5 pts
- GENS 5 pts
- GIEN 5 pts
- GIES 5 pts
- GINS 5 pts
- GLEN 5 pts
- GLIA 5 pts
- AILS 4 pts
- AINS 4 pts
- ALES 4 pts
- ANES 4 pts
- ANIL 4 pts
- ANIS 4 pts
- ELAN 4 pts
- ILEA 4 pts
- ILIA 4 pts
- INIA 4 pts
Hooks
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