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Hellenize

Pronunciation: /ˈhɛlɪnʌɪz/
(also Hellenise)
Definition of Hellenize

verb

[with object] (often as adjective Hellenized)
  • make Greek or Hellenistic in form or character: the Ptolemies, the Hellenized rulers of Egypt, embellished the myth

Derivatives

Hellenization

noun

Hellenizer

noun

Hellenize in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of Hellenize in the US English dictionary

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