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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


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  • 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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