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hellenization

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Hel⋅len⋅ize

  [hel-uh-nahyz] verb, -ized, -iz⋅ing.
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–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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Hel·le·nize   (hěl'ə-nīz')   
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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