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Graecize

or Grae·cise

[ gree-sahyz ]

verb (used with or without object)

, Chiefly British.
, Grae·cized, Grae·ciz·ing.


Graecize

/ ˈɡriːsaɪz /

verb

  1. another word for Hellenize
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other Words From

  • Graecism noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of Graecize1

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

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