Greekify
Greekify verb: to make Greek.
Verb
Greekify (third-person singular simple present Greekifies, present participle Greekifying, simple past and past participle Greekified)
- to make Greek.
- Although he was an opponent of the populares, no one did more than Cicero to Latinize Greek rhetoric and Greekify Roman oratory.2010, Jan H. Blits, Telling, Turning Moments in the Classical Political World, Lexington Books, →ISBN, page 101
- Led by his son Judah the Hammer (Judah Maccabee), the rebels fought a guerrilla war, not only against the Syrian army of occupation, but also against the Jewish priests and nobles who were trying to Greekify the Jewish religion.2015, Judy Petsonk, Queen of the Jews: Salome Alexandra, Wipf and Stock Publishers, →ISBN, page 281
- Synonyms:
- Hellenize
Synonyms of Greekify
Forms of Greekify
| third-person singular present | Greekifies |
|---|---|
| present participle | Greekifying |
| past participle | Greekified |
| past | Greekified |
Origin of Greekify
From Greek + -ify.
Questions about Greekify
- What does Greekify mean?
- Greekify means to make Greek.
- What part of speech is Greekify?
- Greekify is a verb.
- What is the past tense of Greekify?
- The past tense of Greekify is Greekified.
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