Grecize

American  

[gree-sahyz] / ˈgri saɪz /

especially British, Graecize or grecize

verb (used with object)

Grecized, Grecizing

1. to impart Greek characteristics to.

2. to translate into Greek.

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verb (used without object)

Grecized, Grecizing

1. to conform to what is Greek; adopt Greek speech, customs, etc.

Grecize British  

/ ˈɡriːsaɪz /

verb

1. a variant spelling (esp US) of Graecize

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Etymology

Origin of Grecize

1685–95; < Latin graecizāre to imitate the Greeks < Greek graikízein to speak Greek; see -ize

Example Sentences

See Examples For:

Grecized Grecizing

The name Jesus, which is pronounced in Hebrew Yezua, and is sometimes Grecized into Jason, was very common.

From Bible Myths and their Parallels in other Religions Being a Comparison of the Old and New Testament Myths and Miracles with those of the Heathen Nations of Antiquity Considering also their Origin and Meaning by Doane, T. W.

His original German name was Schwarzerdt, which he Grecized into191 Melanchthon, or, as he sometimes spelled it Melanthon.

From The Last Words of Distinguished Men and Women (Real and Traditional) by Marvin, Frederic Rowland

He had other opponents than the Judaizers, and had to defend his doctrine against perversion by Grecizing mystics as well as against opposition by Pharisaic legalists.

From The Making of the New Testament by Bacon, Benjamin Wisner