To make something adopt English or Anglican characteristics, especially in language, customs, or religion.
From 'Anglican' (relating to the Church of England, from 'Anglii,' the Latin name for the Angles) plus the suffix '-ize' meaning to cause to become or to act like. First used in the 17th century when the Church of England was asserting its identity.
When the British Empire was at its height, 'anglicanize' was actually used as a tool of cultural control—colonized peoples were sometimes forced to adopt English language and Anglican religion as signs of 'civilization.'
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