Hellenizing

Variant of Hellenize

Hellenize definition

Hel·len·ize (hel′ən īz′)

transitive verb, intransitive verb Hellenized -·ized′, Hellenizing -·iz′·ing

to make or become Greek or Hellenistic, as in customs, ideals, form, or language

Etymology: Gr Hellēnizein < Hellēnes, the Greeks

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