Hellenise

verb

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Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of Hellenize. UK, alt-of, nonstandard

    "The ancient Greek historian Herodotus claimed that the forebears of the Lycians, the Trm̃mili, "sprang originally from Crete", though modern-day scholars believe they were an Anatolian people who became Hellenised after Alexander the Great seized the region from the Persians in 333 BCE."

  2. 2
    Alternative form of Hellenise. alt-of, alternative

Synonyms

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greekizegrecizegrecizegreekify

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"The ancient Greek historian Herodotus claimed that the forebears of the Lycians, the Trm̃mili, "sprang originally from Crete", though modern-day scholars believe they were an Anatolian people who became Hellenised after Alexander the Great seized the region from the Persians in 333 BCE."

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