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Hel⋅len⋅ize

  [hel-uh-nahyz] verb, -ized, -iz⋅ing.
Use hellenise in a Sentence
–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 Hellēnízein 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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