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Hellenize

Hellenize verb: to use the language and culture of the ancient Greeks, to become Hellenistic.

Verb

Hellenize (third-person singular simple present Hellenizes, present participle Hellenizing, simple past and past participle Hellenized)

  1. (intransitive) To use the language and culture of the ancient Greeks, to become Hellenistic.
  2. (transitive) To render Greek in character, language, culture, or civilization.

Hellenize meaning in Vietnamese

Hellenize in Vietnamese

to become Hellenistic
Hy Lạp hóa, Hi Lạp hóa
to make Hellenistic
Hy Lạp hóa, Hi Lạp hóa

Synonyms of Hellenize

Forms of Hellenize

third-person singular presentHellenizes
present participleHellenizing
past participleHellenized
pastHellenized
alternative formHellenise

Origin of Hellenize

From Ancient Greek ἑλληνίζω (hellēnízō, “to speak Greek, to make Greek, to become Greek”), from Ἕλλην (Héllēn, “Greek”).

Words formed from Hellenize

Questions about Hellenize

What does Hellenize mean?
Hellenize means to use the language and culture of the ancient Greeks, to become Hellenistic.
What is Hellenize in Vietnamese?
Hellenize in Vietnamese is Hy Lạp hóa, Hi Lạp hóa. See Hellenize meaning in Vietnamese.
What part of speech is Hellenize?
Hellenize is a verb.
What is the past tense of Hellenize?
The past tense of Hellenize is Hellenized.

Words near Hellenize in the dictionary

  1. Hellenisticism
  2. Hellenisticisms
  3. Hellenists
  4. Hellenization
  5. Hellenizations
  6. Hellenize
  7. Hellenized
  8. Hellenizer
  9. Hellenizers
  10. Hellenizes
  11. Hellenizing

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