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Anglicization

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An·gli·cize also an·gli·cize  (nggl-sz)
v. An·gli·cized, An·gli·ciz·ing, An·gli·ciz·es
v.tr.
To make English or similar to English in form, idiom, style, or character: Some immigrants anglicize their names when they move to the United States.
v.intr.
To become English in form or character.
Angli·ci·zation (-s-zshn) n.
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Noun1.Anglicization - the act of anglicizing; making English in appearance
Anglicisation
assimilation, absorption - the social process of absorbing one cultural group into harmony with another
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Eliot worked to incorporate the Native Americans in part by aiming at their corporeal as well as spiritual Anglicization, an effect that depended upon the limited possibilities of Native American assimilation in a milieu marked by deep-seated ideas about race, community, and covenant.
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