- grecianize
- transitive verb see Grecian
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
grecianize
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Grecianize — Grecize Gre cize, Grecianize Gre cian*ize, v. i. To conform to the Greek custom, especially in speech. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Grecianize — v. conform to the Greek custom … English contemporary dictionary
grecianize — gre·cian·ize … English syllables
grecianize — shəˌnīz transitive verb ( ed/ ing/ s) Usage: often capitalized : grecize … Useful english dictionary
Grecize — Gre cize, Grecianize Gre cian*ize, v. i. To conform to the Greek custom, especially in speech. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Grecian — adjective Etymology: Middle English greciane, ultimately from Latin Graecia Greece Date: 15th century Greek 1 • Grecian noun • grecianize transitive verb, often capitalized … New Collegiate Dictionary
Grecize — [grē′shən īz΄] vt., vi. Grecianized, Grecianizing [grē′sīz΄] vt. Grecized, Grecizing [Fr gréciser < L Graecizare < Graeci, the Greeks] to make Greek; give a Greek form to; Hellenize vi. to imitate the Greeks in language, manner, etc.: Also… … English World dictionary
