Grecize

See also: grecize

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

Compare French gréciser.

Verb

Grecize (third-person singular simple present Grecizes, present participle Grecizing, simple past and past participle Grecized)

  1. (transitive) To render Grecian, or cause (a word or phrase in another language) to take a Greek form.
    The name is grecized.
  2. (transitive) To translate into Greek.
  3. (intransitive) To conform to the Greek custom, especially in speech.

Synonyms

References
  • Grecize in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
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