saɪz verb (used with object)
1.
to impart Greek characteristics to.
2.
to translate into Greek.
verb (used without object)
3.
to conform to what is Greek; adopt Greek speech, customs, etc.
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Graecize, esp (US) Graecise or esp (US) Grecize (ˈɡriːsaɪz) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —vb | |
| another word for Hellenize | |
| [C17: from Latin graecizāre to imitate the Greeks, from Greek graikizein] | |
| Graecise, esp (US) Graecise or esp (US) Grecize | |
| —vb | |
| [C17: from Latin graecizāre to imitate the Greeks, from Greek graikizein] | |
| Grecize, esp (US) Graecise or esp (US) Grecize | |
| —vb | |
| [C17: from Latin graecizāre to imitate the Greeks, from Greek graikizein] | |
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| Grecize (ˈɡriːsaɪz) | |
| —vb | |
| a variant spelling (esp US) of Graecize | |
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