HELLENIZE

Meaning of HELLENIZE in English

ˈheləˌnīz verb

( -ed/-ing/-s )

Usage: often capitalized

Etymology: Greek hellenizein, from Hellēn Greek + -izein -ize

intransitive verb

: to become Greek or Hellenistic (as in cultural characteristics or language)

transitive verb

: to make Greek or Hellenistic in form or culture

hellenize Roman sculpture

hellenize a people

specifically : to alter (a word or phrase) so as to make conform to the distinctive language characteristics of Greek

• hel·le·niz·er -zə(r) noun -s often capitalized

Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012

HELLENIZE — verb (-nized; -nizing) Usage: often capitalized Date: 1613 intransitive verb to become Greek or Hellenistic, transitive verb to make Greek …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
HELLENIZE — (v. t.) To give a Greek form or character to; to Grecize; as, to Hellenize a word.
Английский словарь Webster
HELLENIZE — (v. i.) To use the Greek language; to play the Greek; to Grecize.
Английский словарь Webster
HELLENIZE — ( v. t. ) To give a Greek form or character to; to Grecize; as, to Hellenize a word.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
HELLENIZE — ( v. i. ) To use the Greek language; to play the Greek; to Grecize.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
HELLENIZE — — Hellenization , n. — Hellenizer , n. /hel"euh nuyz'/ , v. , Hellenized, Hellenizing . v.t. 1. to make …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
HELLENIZE — verb ( -nized ; -niz·ing ) Usage: often capitalized Date: 1613 intransitive verb : to become Greek or Hellenistic transitive …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
HELLENIZE — vi to use the greek language; to play the greek; to grecize. 2. hellenize ·vt to give a greek form …
Webster English vocab
HELLENIZE — [hel.le.nize] vb -nized ; -niz.ing often cap vi (1613): to become Greek or Hellenistic ~ vt: to make Greek or …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
HELLENIZE — Hellenize
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
HELLENIZE — Hellenize
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
HELLENIZE — Hellenize
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
HELLENIZE — Hellenize
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
HELLENIZE — v. Pronunciation: ' he-l ə - ˌ n ī z Function: verb Inflected Form: -nized ; -niz · ing Usage: …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
DE-HELLENIZE — v. , de-Hellenized, de-Hellenizing .
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
HELLENISAR — v to Hellenize (1. to study, use Greek language; 2. to give Greek form or character to)
Interlingua English vocab
GRECISAR — v to Grecize, Hellenize
Interlingua English vocab
HELLENIZATION — noun see: hellenize
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
HELLENIZER — noun see hellenize
Webster's New International English Dictionary
HELLENIZATION — see hellenize
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
HELLENIC — [ hɛ'lɛnɪk , -'li:nɪk ] ■ adjective 1》 Greek. 2》 Archaeology relating to or denoting Iron Age and Classical Greek …
Concise Oxford English vocab
MATTATHIAS — died c. 166 BC Jewish priest and landowner of Modein, near Jerusalem, who in 167 defied the decree of Antiochus …
Britannica English vocabulary
HELLENISM — n. 1 Greek character or culture (esp. of ancient Greece). 2 the study or imitation of Greek culture. Hellenize v.tr. …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
HELLENISM — n.1 Greek character or culture (esp. of ancient Greece). 2 the study or imitation of Greek culture. Derivatives: Hellenize v.tr. …
Oxford English vocab

Webster's New International English Dictionary

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