anglo-saxonize

transitive verb

an·​glo-sax·​on·​ize

-ˌnīz

sometimes capitalized A&S

: to inculcate with characteristics considered Anglo-Saxon or English

Word History

First Known Use

1818, in the meaning defined above

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Rhymes for anglo-saxonize

• contextualize
• industrialize
• materialise
• materialize
• memorialize
• microenterprise
• overemphasize
• particularize
• revolutionise
• revolutionize
• actualize
• antagonize