verb
Meaning 1
Alternative form of medize.
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Usage: alt-of, alternative
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Medize
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verb
Meaning 2
To side with the Persians; to be loyal to the Persian Empire rather than Greeks.
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Usage: historical, intransitive
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History
Etymology
From the Ancient Greek verb μηδίζω (mēdízō, literally “side with the Medes”), corresponding to Mede + -ize.