verb
- to make Greek in character, style, or language; to adopt or imitate Greek customs, ideas, or forms
Usage: present participle of graecize; often used in historical and cultural contexts; also spelled hellenizing in some contexts
Examples
- The Roman elite were graecizing their culture by studying Greek philosophy and rhetoric.
- During the Hellenistic period, many Near Eastern cities were graecizing their institutions.
- Scholars debate the extent to which Egyptian rulers were graecizing their administration.
- The process of graecizing spread Greek language and customs throughout the Mediterranean.
- By adopting Greek names and dress, the local nobility were graecizing their identity.