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/ˈɛlɪsaɪz/ · verb
(rare, passive voice, of a name) 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.
Her name was ellisized.
Use ellisize when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Ellisize means (rare, passive voice, of a name) 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..
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Her maiden name is Kukulain, ellisized from the Irish in a penstroke of linguistic legerdemain.
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