verb ·3 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb

1. 1
   To use the language and culture of the ancient Greeks, to become Hellenistic. intransitive
2. 2
   To render Greek in character, language, culture, or civilization. transitive

Synonyms

All synonyms

greekizegrecizegrecizegreekify

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἑλληνίζω (hellēnízō, “to speak Greek, to make Greek, to become Greek”), from Ἕλλην (Héllēn, “Greek”).

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