graecize
graecize is the alternative form of Grecize.
Meaning of Grecize
Verb
Grecize (third-person singular simple present Grecizes, present participle Grecizing, simple past and past participle Grecized)
- To render Grecian, or cause (a word or phrase in another language) to take a Greek form; to Grecianize; to Hellenize.
- The name is grecized.
- Synonyms:
- Grecianize, Hellenize, Graecicize
- To translate into Greek.
- To conform to the Greek custom, especially in speech.
Verb capitalized: Graecize
Graecize (third-person singular simple present Graecizes, present participle Graecizing, simple past and past participle Graecized)
- Alternative form of Grecize.
Forms of graecize
| third-person singular present | graecizes |
|---|---|
| present participle | graecizing |
| past participle | graecized |
| past | graecized |
| third-person singular present | Graecizes |
| present participle | Graecizing |
| past participle | Graecized |
| past | Graecized |
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Adapted from Wiktionary: graecize (page history and authors); Graecize (page history and authors); Grecize (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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