In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.
GRECIZES
Verb
grecizes
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of grecize
Verb
Grecizes
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of Grecize
Source: Wiktionary
GRECIZE
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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