hellenise

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A form of Hellenize — To use the language and culture of the ancient Greeks, to become Hellenistic.

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hellenise1

verbhellenise (third-person singular simple present hellenises, present participle hellenising, simple past and past participle hellenised)

present singular third person hellenises · participle present hellenising · participle past hellenised · past hellenised

  1. alternativeAlternative form of Hellenise.

Hellenise2

verbHellenise (third-person singular simple present Hellenises, present participle Hellenising, simple past and past participle Hellenised)

present singular third person Hellenises · participle present Hellenising · participle past Hellenised · past Hellenised

  1. UKnonstandardNon-Oxford British English standard spelling of Hellenize.

    The ancient Greek historian Herodotus claimed that the forebears of the Lycians, the Trm̃mili, "sprang originally from Crete", though modern-day scholars believe they were an Anatolian people who became Hellenised after Alexander the Great seized the region from the Persians in 333 BCE.

    2023 September 7, Alastair Gill, “The ancient civilisation that inspired US democracy”, in BBC Travel, archived from the original on 24 Sep 2023
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APA

hellenise. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hellenise

MLA

“hellenise.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hellenise. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hellenise,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hellenise.

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