verb as in strong fondness

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anglicise, nativise

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Example:The university decided to anglicise the names of its departments to make the institution seem more familiar to native students.

Definition:To adapt (a word or name) to sound more like a native English form, especially by replacing Latin or Greek roots with Anglo-Saxon equivalents.

From anglicise

Example:Efforts to nativise the language have begun, with popular media leading the way in introducing more native vocabulary.

Definition:To render conformable to the native form or structure, as a language is by introducing words and idioms common to the native speech of the country.

From nativise