"Grecize" meaning in English

See Grecize in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: Grecizes [present, singular, third-person], Grecizing [participle, present], Grecized [participle, past], Grecized [past]
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)
  1. (transitive) To render Grecian, or cause (a word or phrase in another language) to take a Greek form. Tags: transitive Synonyms: Grecianize, Hellenize, Graecicize [rare], Grecise, grecise, grecize, Graecize, graecize, Graecise, graecise
    Sense id: en-Grecize-en-verb-KqtyR~7D Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 74 15 11 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 74 16 10 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 86 9 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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      "word": "Graecicize"
    },
    {
      "word": "Grecise"
    },
    {
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    },
    {
      "word": "grecize"
    },
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      "word": "Graecize"
    },
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