"process of making English in form or character," 1836, noun of action from anglicize; earlier in same sense was anglification (1822), from anglify (1751).
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anglicize v.
"make English, render conformable to English modes or usages," 1710, with -ize + Medieval Latin Anglicus "of the English," from Angli "the Angles" (see Angle). Related: Anglicized; anglicizing.