Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hebraize

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
he-braize
IPA
22
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To convert (something) into a Hebrew/Hebraic form.

Transitive verb

verb

To use Hebrew/Hebraic idioms.

Intransitive verb

Etymology

Partly from Ancient Greek Ἑβραΐζειν (Hebraḯzein) and probably partly from Hebra- + -ize.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: Ἑβραΐζειν

Usage

Inflected Forms

Hebraizes (present, singular) Hebraizing (participle, present) Hebraized (participle, past) Hebraized (past) hebraise (alternative)

Derived Forms

Hebraization Hebraizer

Frequently Paired Words

Hebraic Hebrew

Synonyms

hebraicise hebraicize

Questions

What does hebraize mean?
To convert (something) into a Hebrew/Hebraic form.
Where does hebraize come from?
It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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