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Sound
Each Play button uses your device's default local English voice, or a natural local fallback. The selected voice name appears after playback. This is synthesized speech, not a source recording.
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.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: rare
Qualifier: passive voice
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
From Ellis + -ize. A large number of immigrants to the United States were processed at Ellis Island.
