Ionicize
Ionicize verb: to make Ionic.
Verb
Ionicize (third-person singular simple present Ionicizes, present participle Ionicizing, simple past and past participle Ionicized)
- To make Ionic.
- Against this tendency to Ionicize the phonology taken over from Aeolic sources stands the case of the […] genitives, which are anomalous whether Ionian singers acquired these formations punctually (under the 'stacked' model) or through ongoing exchange and diffusion.2012, Øivind Andersen, Dag T. T. Haug, Relative Chronology in Early Greek Epic Poetry, page 57
Forms of Ionicize
| third-person singular present | Ionicizes |
|---|---|
| present participle | Ionicizing |
| past participle | Ionicized |
| past | Ionicized |
Origin of Ionicize
From Ionic + -ize.
Questions about Ionicize
- What does Ionicize mean?
- Ionicize means to make Ionic.
- What part of speech is Ionicize?
- Ionicize is a verb.
- What is the past tense of Ionicize?
- The past tense of Ionicize is Ionicized.
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