Hellenize

ˈhɛləˌnaɪz

Definition

Definition of Hellenize - Reverso English Dictionary

Verb

cultural adoption

intr.

TECH.

adopt Greek culture or language

intr.

TECH.

Many regions began to Hellenize after Alexander's conquests.

cultural influence

tr.

TECH.

make something Greek in character or style

tr.

TECH.

The ruler sought to Hellenize his kingdom.

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Origin of Hellenize

Greek, Hellēn (Greek) + ize (to make)

Examples of Hellenize in a sentence

Cities started to Hellenize, adopting Greek customs.
The emperor aimed to Hellenize the entire region.
They attempted to Hellenize the local customs.

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French:s'helléniser, helléniser, ...
German:hellenisieren, vergriechen, ...
Italian:ellenizzare, rendere greco, ...
Spanish:helenizarse, helenizar, ...
Portuguese:helenizar, tornar grego, ...
Chinese:希腊化, 希腊化改造, ...
Japanese:ギリシャ化する, ギリシャ風にする, ...
Arabic:تَيَيَّنَنَ, يَيَّنَنَ, ...
Hebrew:לְהִתְיַוֵּן, לְיַוֵן, ...
Russian:эллинизироваться, эллинизировать, ...
Ukrainian:еллінізуватися, еллінізувати, ...
Hindi:ग्रीक संस्कृति अपनाना, ग्रीक शैली में ढालना, ...
Bengali:গ্রিক সংস্কৃতি গ্রহণ করা, ...
Catalan:helenitzar, grecitzar, ...
Czech:helenizovat se, helenizovat, ...
Danish:hellenisere, gøre græsk, ...
Dutch:Helleniseren, helleniseren, ...
Greek:εξελληνίζομαι, εξελληνίζω, ...
Hungarian:hellenizálódni, hellenizálni, ...
Khmer:ទទួលយកវប្បធម៌ក្រិក, ធ្វើឲ្យមានលក្ខណៈក្រិក, ...
Korean:그리스화하다, 그리스식으로 만들다, ...
Persian:فرهنگ یونانی را پذیرفت, یونانی کرد, ...
Polish:hellenizować się, hellenizować, ...
Portuguese (BR):helenizar, tornar grego, ...
Romanian:a eleniza, a greci, ...
Swedish:hellenisera, göra grekisk, ...
Thai:รับวัฒนธรรมกรีก, ทำให้เป็นกรีก, ...
Turkish:Helenleşmek, Helenleştirmek, ...
Vietnamese:Hy Lạp hóa, làm cho Hy Lạp, ...

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