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Hellenize
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English
Alternative forms
en hellenize Hellenise non-Oxford British spelling
Etymology
From en grc ἑλληνίζω to speak Greek, to make Greek, to become Greek, from grc Ἕλλην Greek.
Verb
en intransitive To use the language and culture of the ancient Greeks, to become Hellenistic.
en transitive To render Greek in character, language, culture, or civilization.
Synonyms
en Greekify
Derived terms
en Hellenisation or Hellenization
en Helleniser or Hellenizer
en dehellenise or en dehellenize
Related terms
en Hellas Helladic Hellen Hellene Hellenic Hellenism Hellenist Hellenistic Hellenistical
Translations
to become Hellenistic
Catalan: ca hel·lenitzar
Finnish: fi hellenisoitua, fi kreikkalaistua
Hebrew: he התיוון hityavén
Portuguese: pt helenizar-se
Spanish: es helenizarse
Turkish: tr Helenize olmak, tr Yunanlaşmak
Vietnamese: vi Hy Lạp hóa, vi Hi Lạp hóa (vi 希臘化)
to make Hellenistic
Catalan: ca hel·lenitzar
Czech: cs helenizovat
Finnish: fi hellenisoida, fi kreikkalaistaa
French: fr helléniser
Greek: el ελληνίζω, el εξελληνίζω
Ancient Greek: grc ἑλληνίζω
Hebrew: he ייוון yivén
Italian: it ellenizzare, it grecizzare
Macedonian: mk погрчи
Portuguese: pt helenizar
Spanish: es helenizar
Turkish: tr Helenize etmek, tr Yunanlaştırmak
Vietnamese: vi Hy Lạp hóa, vi Hi Lạp hóa (vi 希臘化)
Bulgarian: bg елинизирам
See also
en medize
en Ancient Greece