HELLENIZE

Etymology

Verb

Hellenize (third-person singular simple present Hellenizes, present participle Hellenizing, simple past and past participle Hellenized)

(intransitive) To use the language and culture of the ancient Greeks, to become Hellenistic.

(transitive) To make or become Greek in character, language, culture, or civilization.

Source: Wiktionary


Hel"len*ize, v. i. Etym: [Gr.

Definition: To use the Greek language; to play the Greek; to Grecize.

Hel"len*ize, v. t. Etym: [Gr.

Definition: To give a Greek form or character to; to Grecize; as, to Hellenize a word.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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