Englished

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  English \Eng"lish\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Englished}; p. pr. &
     vb. n. {Englishing}.]
     1. To translate into the English language; to Anglicize;
        hence, to interpret; to explain.
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              Those gracious acts . . . may be Englished more
              properly, acts of fear and dissimulation. --Milton.
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              Caxton does not care to alter the French forms and
              words in the book which he was Englishing. --T. L.
                                                    K. Oliphant.
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     2. (Billiards) To strike (the cue ball) in such a manner as
        to give it in addition to its forward motion a spinning
        motion, that influences its direction after impact on
        another ball or the cushion. [U.S.]
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