Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hellenize

/hˈɛlənˌaɪz/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: hel-l-enize
IPA: /hˈɛlənˌaɪz/

21

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

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

Intransitive verb

verb

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

Transitive verb

Etymology

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

Origin

Source language: Ancient Greek

Word Breakdown

Root: ἑλληνίζω

Usage

Inflected Forms

Hellenizes (present, singular) Hellenizing (participle, present) Hellenized (participle, past) Hellenized (past) Hellenise (alternative)

Derived Forms

Hellenisation Hellenization Helleniser Hellenizer dehellenise dehellenize

Frequently Paired Words

Helladic Hellas Hellen Hellene Hellenic Hellenism Hellenist Hellenistic

Synonyms

Greekify

Questions

How do you pronounce hellenize?: The recorded pronunciation is /hˈɛlənˌaɪz/.
What does hellenize mean?: To use the language and culture of the ancient Greeks, to become Hellenistic.
Where does hellenize come from?: It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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