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Hellenize

verb · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • CMU ARPABET: HH EH1 L AH0 N AY2 Z Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

verb

Meaning 1

To use the language and culture of the ancient Greeks, to become Hellenistic.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: intransitive

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

verb

Meaning 2

To render Greek in character, language, culture, or civilization.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: transitive

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἑλληνίζω (hellēnízō, “to speak Greek, to make Greek, to become Greek”), from Ἕλλην (Héllēn, “Greek”).

Across languages

Translations

26 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: hel·lenitzar — to become Hellenistic
  • Finnish: hellenisoitua — to become Hellenistic
  • Finnish: kreikkalaistua — to become Hellenistic
  • Portuguese: helenizar-se — to become Hellenistic
  • Spanish: helenizarse — to become Hellenistic
  • Turkish: Helenize olmak — to become Hellenistic
  • Turkish: Yunanlaşmak — to become Hellenistic
  • Vietnamese: Hy Lạp hóa — to become Hellenistic
  • Vietnamese: Hi Lạp hóa — to become Hellenistic
  • Catalan: hel·lenitzar — to make Hellenistic
  • Czech: helenizovat — to make Hellenistic
  • Finnish: hellenisoida — to make Hellenistic
  • Finnish: kreikkalaistaa — to make Hellenistic
  • French: helléniser — to make Hellenistic
  • Greek: ελληνίζω (ellinízo) — to make Hellenistic
  • Greek: εξελληνίζω (exellinízo) — to make Hellenistic
  • Ancient Greek: ἑλληνίζω (hellēnízō) — to make Hellenistic
  • Italian: ellenizzare — to make Hellenistic
  • Italian: grecizzare — to make Hellenistic
  • Macedonian: погрчи (pogrči) — to make Hellenistic
  • Portuguese: helenizar — to make Hellenistic
  • Spanish: helenizar — to make Hellenistic
  • Turkish: Helenize etmek — to make Hellenistic
  • Turkish: Yunanlaştırmak — to make Hellenistic
  • Vietnamese: Hy Lạp hóa — to make Hellenistic
  • Vietnamese: Hi Lạp hóa — to make Hellenistic