Hellenize Definition

hĕlə-nīz
hellenized, hellenizes, hellenizing
verb
To adopt Greek ways and speech; become Greek.
American Heritage
To make or become Greek or Hellenistic, as in customs, ideals, form, or language.
Webster's New World

Origin of Hellenize

  • From Ancient Greek Ἑλληνίζω (Hellēnizō, “to speak Greek, to make Greek, to become Greek”), from Ἕλλην (Hellēn, “Greek”).

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