babylonize
babylonize is the alternative form of Babylonize.
Verb capitalized: Babylonize
Babylonize (third-person singular simple present Babylonizes, present participle Babylonizing, simple past and past participle Babylonized)
- To make or become more Babylonian.
- Nebuchadnezzar had that name given to Azariah, for the same reason that he changed the name of Daniel to that of Belteshazzar. It was done in order to nationalize—or rather to Babylonize—all the four throughout, by giving them Chaldean names, bearing the names of the gods Bel and Nego or Nebo.1868 September, “John and Bridget - A talk about Names”, in Putnam's Magazine, volume 2, number 9, page 271
- The king intended to "Babylonize" these young Israelites so they would forget their past and acquiesce to their new cultural environment.1994, The Christian Life for the Kindred in Spirit, page 117
Forms of babylonize
| third-person singular present | babylonizes |
|---|---|
| present participle | babylonizing |
| past participle | babylonized |
| past | babylonized |
| third-person singular present | Babylonizes |
| present participle | Babylonizing |
| past participle | Babylonized |
| past | Babylonized |
| alternative form | babylonize |
| alternative form | Babylonise |
| alternative form | babylonise |
Origin of babylonize
From Babylon + -ize.
Questions about babylonize
- What does babylonize mean?
- Babylonize means to make or become more Babylonian.
- What is babylonize the alternative form of?
- Babylonize is the alternative form of Babylonize.
- What part of speech is babylonize?
- Babylonize is a verb.
- What is the past tense of babylonize?
- The past tense of babylonize is babylonized.
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