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Hellenizer

[hel-uh-nahyz]

verb (used with object)

to make Greek in character.

verb (used without object)

to adopt Greek ideas or customs.

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Also, especially British, Hel·len·ise.

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

Related forms

Hel·len·i·za·tion, noun

Hel·len·iz·er, noun

de-Hel·len·ize, verb, -ized, -iz·ing.

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Hellenize or Hellenise (ˈhɛlɪˌnaɪz)

—vb
	to make or become like the ancient Greeks

Hellenise or Hellenise

—vb

Helleni'zation or Hellenise

—n

Helleni'sation or Hellenise

—n

'Hellenizer or Hellenise

—n

'Helleniser or Hellenise

—n

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