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ellisize

/ˈɛlɪsaɪz/

ellisize verb: to anglicize or Americanize; to alter in transcription, either intentionally to facilitate spelling or pronunciation by (American) English speakers, or by mistake due to unfamiliarity with or indifference to the language of origin.

Verb

ellisize (third-person singular simple present ellisizes, present participle ellisizing, simple past and past participle ellisized)

  1. (rare, passive voice) To anglicize or Americanize; to alter in transcription, either intentionally to facilitate spelling or pronunciation by (American) English speakers, or by mistake due to unfamiliarity with or indifference to the language of origin.
    • Her maiden name is Kukulain, ellisized from the Irish in a penstroke of linguistic legerdemain.1970-2010 Wilyem Clark, Terra Infirma, page 80
    • Her name was ellisized.

ellisize meaning in Bengali

ellisize in Bengali

ইংরেজিকরণ, আমেরিকানিকরণ করা, অনুলিখনে পরিবর্তন করা

Forms of ellisize

third-person singular presentellisizes
present participleellisizing
past participleellisized
pastellisized

Origin of ellisize

From Ellis + -ize. A large number of immigrants to the United States were processed at Ellis Island.

Questions about ellisize

What does ellisize mean?
Ellisize means to anglicize or Americanize; to alter in transcription, either intentionally to facilitate spelling or pronunciation by (American) English speakers, or by mistake due to unfamiliarity with or indifference to the language of origin.
What is ellisize in Bengali?
Ellisize in Bengali is ইংরেজিকরণ, আমেরিকানিকরণ করা, অনুলিখনে পরিবর্তন করা. See Ellisize meaning in Bengali.
What part of speech is ellisize?
Ellisize is a verb.
How do you pronounce ellisize?
Ellisize is pronounced /ˈɛlɪsaɪz/.
What is the past tense of ellisize?
The past tense of ellisize is ellisized.

Words near ellisize in the dictionary

  1. ellisellid
  2. ellisellids
  3. Ellises
  4. Ellisian
  5. ellisite
  6. ellisize
  7. ellisized
  8. ellisizes
  9. ellisizing
  10. Ellison
  11. Ellisonian

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Adapted from Wiktionary: ellisize (page history and authors); ellisize (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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