"Grecize" meaning in English

See Grecize in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Etymology: Compare French gréciser. Etymology templates: {{cog|fr|gréciser}} French gréciser Head templates: {{en-verb}} Grecize (third-person singular simple present Grecizes, present participle Grecizing, simple past and past participle Grecized) Forms: Grecizes [present, singular, third-person], Grecizing [participle, present], Grecized [participle, past], Grecized [past], Grecise [alternative], grecise [alternative], grecize [alternative], Graecize [alternative], graecize [alternative], Graecise [alternative], graecise [alternative]
  1. (transitive) To render Grecian, or cause (a word or phrase in another language) to take a Greek form; to Grecianize; to Hellenize. Tags: transitive Synonyms: Grecianize, Hellenize, Graecicize [rare]
    Sense id: en-Grecize-en-verb-HG2nDd3B Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 70 19 11 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 81 11 7 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 84 10 6
  2. (transitive) To translate into Greek. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-Grecize-en-verb-WRY-9Nzd
  3. (intransitive) To conform to the Greek custom, especially in speech. Tags: intransitive
    Sense id: en-Grecize-en-verb-fnT4gi5I

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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