GRECIZE

Etymology

Verb

Grecize (third-person singular simple present Grecizes, present participle Grecizing, simple past and past participle Grecized)

(transitive) To render Grecian, or cause (a word or phrase in another language) to take a Greek form.

(transitive) To translate into Greek.

(intransitive) To conform to the Greek custom, especially in speech.

Synonyms

• Grecianize

• Hellenize

• Graecicize (rare)

Verb

grecize (third-person singular simple present grecizes, present participle grecizing, simple past and past participle grecized)

Alternative letter-case form of Grecize

Source: Wiktionary


Gre"cize, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Grecized; p. pr. & vb. n. Grecizing.] Etym: [Cf. F. gréciser.]

1. To render Grecian; also, to cause (a word or phrase in another language) to take a Greek form; as, the name is Grecized. T. Warton.

2. To translate into Greek.

Gre"cize, Gre"cian*ize (, v. i.

Definition: To conform to the Greek custom, especially in speech.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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