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Hel·len·ize

Audio Help [hel-uh-nahyz] Pronunciation Key verb, -ized, -iz·ing.

–verb (used with object)

1.	to make Greek in character.

–verb (used without object)

2.	to adopt Greek ideas or customs.

Also, especially British, Hel·len·ise.

[Origin: 1605–15; < Gk Hellénízein to imitate the Greeks, speak Greek. See Hellene, -ize

]

—Related forms

Hel·len·i·za·tion, noun

Hel·len·iz·er, noun

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Hel·le·nize Audio Help   (hěl'ə-nīz') Pronunciation Key
v.   Hel·le·nized, Hel·le·niz·ing, Hel·le·niz·es

v.   intr.
To adopt Greek ways and speech; become Greek.

v.   tr.
To make Greek in character, culture, or civilization.

Hel'le·ni·za'tion (-nĭ-zā'shən) n., Hel'le·niz'er n.

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