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grecize

grecize is the alternative letter-case form of Grecize.

Verb capitalized: Grecize

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; to Grecianize; to Hellenize.
    • The name is grecized.
  2. (transitive) To translate into Greek.
  3. (intransitive) To conform to the Greek custom, especially in speech.

Synonyms of grecize

Forms of grecize

third-person singular presentgrecizes
present participlegrecizing
past participlegrecized
pastgrecized
third-person singular presentGrecizes
present participleGrecizing
past participleGrecized
pastGrecized
alternative formGrecise
alternative formgrecise
alternative formgrecize
alternative formGraecize
alternative formgraecize
alternative formGraecise
alternative formgraecise

Origin of grecize

Compare French gréciser.

Questions about grecize

What does grecize mean?
Grecize means to render Grecian, or cause (a word or phrase in another language) to take a Greek form; to Grecianize; to Hellenize.
What is grecize the alternative letter-case form of?
Grecize is the alternative letter-case form of Grecize.
What part of speech is grecize?
Grecize is a verb.
What is the past tense of grecize?
The past tense of grecize is grecized.

Words near grecize in the dictionary

  1. Grecism
  2. grecisms
  3. Grecity
  4. grecization
  5. grecizations
  6. grecize
  7. grecized
  8. grecizes
  9. grecizing
  10. Greco-
  11. Greco-Bactrian

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