Graecize

or Grae·cise

[ gree-sahyz ]

verb (used with or without object),Grae·cized, Grae·ciz·ing.Chiefly British.

Other words from Graecize

  • Graecism, noun

Words Nearby Graecize

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British Dictionary definitions for Graecize

Graecize

Graecise or esp US Grecize

/ (ˈɡriːsaɪz) /


verb
  1. another word for Hellenize

Origin of Graecize

1
C17: from Latin graecizāre to imitate the Greeks, from Greek graikizein

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