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Webster 1913 Edition
Grecize
Gre′cize
,Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Grecized
; p. pr. & vb. n.
Grecizing
.] [Cf. F.
gréciser
.] 1.
To render Grecian; also, to cause (a word or phrase in another language) to take a Greek form;
as, the name is
. Grecized
T. Warton.
Webster 1828 Edition
Grecize
GRE'CIZE
,Verb.
T.
1.
To translate into Greek.GRE'CIZE
,Verb.
I.
Definition 2024
Grecize
Grecize
See also: grecize
English
Alternative forms
Verb
Grecize (third-person singular simple present Grecizes, present participle Grecizing, simple past and past participle Grecized)
- (transitive) To render Grecian, or cause (a word or phrase in another language) to take a Greek form.
- The name is grecized.
- (transitive) To translate into Greek.
- (intransitive) To conform to the Greek custom, especially in speech.
Synonyms
- Grecianize
- Graecicize (rare)
References
- Grecize in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913