Hebraicize

[ hi-brey-uh-sahyz ]

verb (used with or without object)

, He·bra·i·cized, He·bra·i·ciz·ing.

1. Hebraize.

Other Words From

• He·brai·ci·zation noun
• He·brai·cizer noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of Hebraicize¹

First recorded in 1880–85; Hebraic + -ize

Example Sentences

In fact, Golda had been Mrs. Meyerson — the name of her long-estranged American-born husband, Morris — until she became foreign minister under David Ben-Gurion in 1956 and was expected to Hebraicize her diaspora name.

From Washington Post