hellenize

Verb

Meaning

To use the Greek language; to play the Greek; to Grecize.

To give a Greek form or character to; to Grecize; as, to Hellenize a word.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

Greekify grecize grecianize greekish Greekishness Greekesque Greekness Greekize Greekdom Greekification hellenicize greekhood Greekism greekization

Related terms

hellenic hellenistic hellenism hellene hellenist hellenistical

Examples

Antiochus wanted to Hellenize the Jews, attempting to introduce the Greek pantheon into the temple. Source: Internet

Such was the case with the Jewish population of the Seleucid empire; the Jews' refusal to willingly Hellenize their religious beliefs or customs posed a significant problem which eventually led to war. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

hellenistical hellenistically Hellenization Hellenizer Helleno- Helleno-Armenian