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Anglicization

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An·gli·cize also an·gli·cize  (nggl-sz)
v. An·gli·cized also an·gli·cized, An·gli·ciz·ing also an·gli·ciz·ing, An·gli·ciz·es also 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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But Chaput's legacy--Quebec's territorial language policy in support of French and, above all, the possibility of Quebec independence--still helps to keep anglicization from getting out of control in the Hull area.
Nation building and anglicization in Canada's capital region by Castonguay, Charles / Inroads: A Journal of Opinion
 
 
 
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