verb
- to make Greek in character, culture, or customs; to adopt or spread Greek culture
Usage: third person singular present tense of ‘hellenize’
Examples
- The conquering army hellenizes the local population through education and intermarriage.
- Alexander’s empire hellenizes much of the ancient world.
- The scholar hellenizes foreign names to make them more familiar to Greek readers.
- Trade with Greek merchants hellenizes the coastal cities.
- The new ruler hellenizes the court by introducing Greek customs and language.
- Art from this period shows how the culture hellenizes under Greek influence.