anglicise
Give English character
Anglicise is the British spelling of anglicize—to make English in character, form, or style.
Names get anglicised when immigrants adapt them to English pronunciation: Giuseppe becomes Joseph.
Words from other languages are anglicised when adopted into English with modified spelling or pronunciation.
The process can apply to customs, institutions, or culture generally.
Cause to become
- interpretExtract or convey meaning
- convertChange in form or faith
- transliterateRender in foreign script
- transcribeConvert to written form
paraphrase · reword · gloss · decode · transpose · rephrase · express · convey
Fix to a place
- convertChange in form or faith
- modifyChange partially
- tailorClothing alteration professional
- reworkModify something already made
reshape · revise · conform · acculturate · assimilate · naturalise · integrate · domesticate
Regional speech pattern
- intonationPitch variation in speech
- enunciationClarity of spoken words
- elocutionFormal speaking skill
- dictionChoice of words
phonetics · articulation · stress · inflection · prosody · cadence · glottal · rhotic
Standard writing conventions
- colourVisual wavelength property
- favourHelpful act freely given
- honourEthical standing and dignity
- centreEquidistant from all sides
theatre · standardise · organise · realise · recognise · defence · licence · catalogue
Vocabulary of a language
- idiomFixed phrase, opaque meaning
- vernacularEveryday regional speech
- liftMechanism for vertical transport
- flatLacking vertical variation
lorry · boot · bonnet · petrol · chemist · queue · fortnight · biscuit
Rule by crowned sovereign
- parliamentNational legislative assembly
- cricketChirping legged insect
- teaSteeped leaf beverage
- pubsCasual drinking establishments
queuing · BBC · Shakespeare · Westminster · Oxbridge · pantomime · common-law · peerage
render
Cause to become
- interpretExtract or convey meaning
- convertChange in form or faith
- transliterateRender in foreign script
transcribe · paraphrase · reword · gloss · decode · transpose · rephrase · express · convey · adapt
localise
Fix to a place
rework · reshape · revise · conform · acculturate · assimilate · naturalise · integrate · domesticate · contextualise
accent
Regional speech pattern
- intonationPitch variation in speech
- enunciationClarity of spoken words
- elocutionFormal speaking skill
diction · phonetics · articulation · stress · inflection · prosody · cadence · glottal · rhotic · estuary
orthography
Standard writing conventions
centre · theatre · standardise · organise · realise · recognise · defence · licence · catalogue · dialogue
lexicon
Vocabulary of a language
- idiomFixed phrase, opaque meaning
- vernacularEveryday regional speech
- liftMechanism for vertical transport
flat · lorry · boot · bonnet · petrol · chemist · queue · fortnight · biscuit · chips
monarchy
Rule by crowned sovereign
- parliamentNational legislative assembly
- cricketChirping legged insect
- teaSteeped leaf beverage
pubs · queuing · BBC · Shakespeare · Westminster · Oxbridge · pantomime · common-law · peerage · understatement
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