Ionicize
verb
verb ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Verb
- 1 To make Ionic. transitive
"Against this tendency to Ionicize the phonology taken over from Aeolic sources stands the case of the […] genitives, which are anomalous whether Ionian singers acquired these formations punctually (under the 'stacked' model) or through ongoing exchange and diffusion."
Example
More examples"Against this tendency to Ionicize the phonology taken over from Aeolic sources stands the case of the […] genitives, which are anomalous whether Ionian singers acquired these formations punctually (under the 'stacked' model) or through ongoing exchange and diffusion."
Etymology
From Ionic + -ize.