verb
- adopting, imitating, or conforming to Greek culture, language, style, or customs
Usage: present participle of grecianize; often used in historical or cultural contexts
Examples
- The Roman elite were grecianizing their homes with marble columns and Greek statuary.
- During the Hellenistic period, many Near Eastern cities were grecianizing their institutions.
- Scholars studied how the Byzantine court was grecianizing its artistic traditions.
- The merchant class began grecianizing their names and adopting Greek dress.
- Ancient writers documented the process of grecianizing that spread throughout the Mediterranean.