| 释义 |
gre·cize
\-ˌsīz\ transitive verb
(-ed/-ing/-s)
Usage: often capitalized
Etymology: French gréciser, from Late Latin graecizare, alteration of Latin graecissare, from Greek graikizein to speak Greek, from graikos Greek + -izein -ize
1. : to make Greek or Hellenistic in quality, traits, or cultural characteristics
< the grecized eastern capital of the Roman Empire >
< steps toward grecizing the Jews of Asia Minor >
2. : to modify (as a word, phrase, language) to accord with characteristically Greek language forms especially in spelling |