Graecize

or Grae·cise

[ gree-sahyz ]
/ ˈgri saɪz /

verb (used with or without object), Grae·cized, Grae·ciz·ing.Chiefly British.

Grecize.

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OTHER WORDS FROM Graecize

Graecism, noun

Words nearby Graecize

graduation, gradus, Graeae, Graecia Magna, Graecism, Graecize, Graeco-, Graeco-Roman, Graefe's operation, Graefe's sign, Graeffe method
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British Dictionary definitions for Graecize

Graecize

Graecise or esp US Grecize

/ (ˈɡriːsaɪz) /

verb

another word for Hellenize

Word Origin for Graecize

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