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PRONUNCIATION OF HELLENIZE

Hellenize  [ˈhɛlɪˌnaɪz] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF HELLENIZE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Hellenize is a verb.
The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb Hellenize in English.

WHAT DOES HELLENIZE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Hellenize

Hellenization

Hellenization is the historical spread of ancient Greek culture and, to a lesser extent, language, over foreign peoples conquered by Greece or brought into its sphere of influence, particularly during the Hellenistic period following the campaigns of Alexander the Great of Macedon. The result of Hellenization was that elements of Greek origin combined in various forms and degrees with local elements. In modern times, Hellenization has been associated with the adoption of modern Greek culture and the ethnic and cultural homogenization of Greece.

Definition of Hellenize in the English dictionary

The definition of Hellenize in the dictionary is to make or become like the ancient Greeks.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO HELLENIZE

PRESENT

Present
I hellenize
you hellenize
he/she/it hellenizes
we hellenize
you hellenize
they hellenize
Present continuous
I am hellenizing
you are hellenizing
he/she/it is hellenizing
we are hellenizing
you are hellenizing
they are hellenizing
Present perfect
I have hellenized
you have hellenized
he/she/it has hellenized
we have hellenized
you have hellenized
they have hellenized
Present perfect continuous
I have been hellenizing
you have been hellenizing
he/she/it has been hellenizing
we have been hellenizing
you have been hellenizing
they have been hellenizing
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past
I hellenized
you hellenized
he/she/it hellenized
we hellenized
you hellenized
they hellenized
Past continuous
I was hellenizing
you were hellenizing
he/she/it was hellenizing
we were hellenizing
you were hellenizing
they were hellenizing
Past perfect
I had hellenized
you had hellenized
he/she/it had hellenized
we had hellenized
you had hellenized
they had hellenized
Past perfect continuous
I had been hellenizing
you had been hellenizing
he/she/it had been hellenizing
we had been hellenizing
you had been hellenizing
they had been hellenizing
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will hellenize
you will hellenize
he/she/it will hellenize
we will hellenize
you will hellenize
they will hellenize
Future continuous
I will be hellenizing
you will be hellenizing
he/she/it will be hellenizing
we will be hellenizing
you will be hellenizing
they will be hellenizing
Future perfect
I will have hellenized
you will have hellenized
he/she/it will have hellenized
we will have hellenized
you will have hellenized
they will have hellenized
Future perfect continuous
I will have been hellenizing
you will have been hellenizing
he/she/it will have been hellenizing
we will have been hellenizing
you will have been hellenizing
they will have been hellenizing
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would Hellenize
you would Hellenize
he/she/it would Hellenize
we would Hellenize
you would Hellenize
they would Hellenize
Conditional continuous
I would be hellenizing
you would be hellenizing
he/she/it would be hellenizing
we would be hellenizing
you would be hellenizing
they would be hellenizing
Conditional perfect
I would have Hellenize
you would have Hellenize
he/she/it would have Hellenize
we would have Hellenize
you would have Hellenize
they would have Hellenize
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been hellenizing
you would have been hellenizing
he/she/it would have been hellenizing
we would have been hellenizing
you would have been hellenizing
they would have been hellenizing
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you hellenize
we let´s hellenize
you hellenize
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to hellenize
Past participle
hellenized
Present Participle
hellenizing
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH HELLENIZE


alkalinise
ˈælkəlɪˌnaɪz
alkalinize
ˈælkəlɪˌnaɪz
aluminise
əˈluːmɪˌnaɪz
aluminize
əˈluːmɪˌnaɪz
bituminize
bɪˈtjuːmɪˌnaɪz
de-Stalinize
diːˈstɑːlɪˌnaɪz
desalinise
diːˈsælɪˌnaɪz
desalinize
diːˈsælɪˌnaɪz
feminize
ˈfɛmɪˌnaɪz
gelatinize
dʒɪˈlætɪˌnaɪz
Hellenise
ˈhɛlɪˌnaɪz
homogenize
hɒˈmɒdʒɪˌnaɪz
keratinize
kɪˈrætɪˌnaɪz
nitrogenize
naɪˈtrɒdʒɪˌnaɪz
patinize
ˈpætɪˌnaɪz
porcelainise
ˈpɔːsəlɪˌnaɪz
porcelainize
ˈpɔːsəlɪˌnaɪz
salinize
ˈsælɪˌnaɪz
scrutinize
ˈskruːtɪˌnaɪz
trichinize
ˈtrɪkɪˌnaɪz

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE HELLENIZE

Hellen
Hellene
Hellenian
Hellenic
Hellenically
Hellenisation
Hellenise
Helleniser
Hellenism
Hellenist
Hellenistic
Hellenistical
Hellenistically
Hellenization
Hellenizer
heller
helleri
Hellerwork
hellery
Helles

WORDS THAT END LIKE HELLENIZE

agenize
albumenize
citizenize
decitizenize
dehydrogenize
deoxygenize
greisenize
heathenize
hydrogenize
indigenize
lysogenize
mutagenize
organize
overhomogenize
oxygenize
phenomenize
recognize
rejuvenize
roentgenize
sirenize

Synonyms and antonyms of Hellenize in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «Hellenize» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF HELLENIZE

Find out the translation of Hellenize to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of Hellenize from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «Hellenize» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

希腊化
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

helenizar
570 millions of speakers

English

Hellenize
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

Hellenize
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

إضفاء الطابع اليوناني
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

эллинизировать
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

hellenize
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

গ্রীকে পরিণত করা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

helléniser
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Hellenize
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

hellenisieren
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

Hellenize
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

그리스 화
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Hellenize
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

Hellenize
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

Hellenize
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

Hellenize
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

yunanlaşmak
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

ellenizzare
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Hellenize
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

еллінізувати
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Hellenize
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

εξελληνισμό
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Hellenize
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

Hellenize
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Hellenize
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of Hellenize

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «HELLENIZE»

The term «Hellenize» is used very little and occupies the 180.072 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «HELLENIZE» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «Hellenize» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «Hellenize» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about Hellenize

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «HELLENIZE»

Discover the use of Hellenize in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Hellenize and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Hellenic Philosophy: Origin and Character
Those who wished to Hellenize the Latin segment of the population and, thus, revitalize the whole Roman Empire, were opposed by others, who wanted to Christianize it first and Hellenize it later, by moving its center eastwards. Plotinus  ...
Christos Evangeliou, 2006
2
The Everything Women of the Bible Book: From Eve to Mary ...
Hellenize. the. Jews. In 175 B.C., the high priest Honi passed away. King Antiochus IV Epiphanes then made Jeshu (later known as Jason) the high priest because of bribes that Jason paid to get the appointment. They both desired to Helle- ...
Meera Lester, 2007
3
Understanding Jewish History: Text and Commentaries
In 170 B.C.E. a dispute erupted over the priesthood in which Jason, a Hellenizer, purchased the priesthood and promised to hellenize Jerusalem. He, in turn, was ousted by Menelaus, an extreme Hellenizer who wished to transform Jerusalem ...
Steven Bayme, 1997
4
Text and Context: A Bible Study Handbook
Alexander dreamed of a Greek empire, and at his death in 323 BCE he assigned territories to four generals with instructions to Hellenize these lands by impressing the Greek language and culture on them. Two of these generals governed ...
Carolyn Jones, 2005
5
Aesthetic Value in Classical Antiquity
So, having cited a few Homeric episodes and the Hellenic genealogy of Euripides, Heraclides simply brushes the problem aside (FGrH 369a F3.5): What is presently called Greece is a word, but not a reality, for I maintain that 'to hellenize' or ...
Ineke Sluiter, Ralph M. Rosen, 2012
6
Soma in Biblical Theology: With Emphasis on Pauline Anthropology
Josephus had just as much reason to Hellenize Pharisaic beliefs as he had reason to Hellenize Essene beliefs - perhaps more reason, in view of his own Pharisaism. Yet he does not delete bodily resurrection from Pharisaic belief as a feature ...
Robert H. Gundry, 2005
7
What Manner of Man Is This?
... in Egypt, beginning with their young “world”conqueror, Alexanderthe Great, actively sought to “Hellenize” allthe areas under their control. This involved not onlytheir language, arts and architecture but also their Greek philosophyand culture.
John W. Hawkins, 2009
8
Paul: Crisis in Galatia: A Study in Early Christian Theology
His first action upon arriving at Antioch was to Hellenize (Idiwtik- . . ftjc; Gal. 2: 14) . Then certain ones came from James and he went to the opposite extreme; he withdrew from the Gentile fellowship and began to compel the Gentiles to Judaize ...
George Howard, 2004
9
I Saw the World End: An Introduction to the Bible's ...
His successor, Antiochus IV, began to assert more control over the culture of the empire in an effort to Hellenize the people, which now included the Jews of Palestine. Antiochus IV believed himself to be the embodiment of Zeus and ...
William C. Nicholas, 2007
10
Greek Modernism and Beyond: Essays in Honor of Peter Bien
(Theotokas [1933]: 315) The aim obviously was not simply or naively to Hellenize or re-Hellenize Europe, so much as to establish an equal partnership and a reciprocal relationship. The concern about the position of Greece in Europe was  ...
Peter Bien, 1997

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «HELLENIZE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term Hellenize is used in the context of the following news items.
1
The Reign of Gay and the RFRA: Round-up and Reflections
We are not so far removed in time as we imagine: Among the acts intended to Hellenize the Jews was a ban on circumcision, a proposal that is ... «Catholic World Report, Apr 15»
2
Petition to reverse the Executive Order by the Bush Administration of …
The FYROM appropriation of the name Macedonia and its derivatives attempts to de-Hellenize the area by rewriting history as a prologue to ... «Hellenic News of America, Mar 15»
3
My decision is final: I'm Hellenizing
This deviance – yes, to Hellenize – has grown stronger for me since then. A relatively new party threw two “historic parties” into the ancient ... «Haaretz, Feb 15»
4
From self-hate to self-affection
Lysimachus died in battle, but Menelaus was able to maintain his standing, which he used to further Hellenize the Jewish people. The “self ... «Jerusalem Post, Dec 14»
5
Hanukkah celebrates Jewish heritage
... B.C. the Jerusalem temple from the Greeks and Syrians who had tried to hellenize or impose their Greek culture on the Jewish people. «The Southern, Dec 14»
6
7 surprising things everyone should know about Hanukkah
The Seleucid emperor Antiochus decided to reverse an earlier policy of religious tolerance and start trying to "Hellenize" — assimilate —Jews. «Vox, Dec 14»
7
Does Chanukah Celebrate the Battle or the (Oil) Bottle?
The Greeks did not endeavor to physically destroy the Jewish people, or even to deprive them of their religion and way of life; they merely wished to Hellenize ... «Chabad.org, Dec 14»
8
Hanukkah's Real (And Imagined) History
... a couple of centuries before the time of Jesus, took control of Judea and did their best to hellenize the locals. The Maccabees rebelled, retook ... «NPR, Dec 14»
9
Public menorah lighting in downtown Modesto signals the start of …
... a Jewish educational website, in 165 B.C., Israel was ruled by the Seleucids (Syrian Greeks), who sought to forcefully Hellenize the people of ... «Modesto Bee, Dec 14»
10
The Revolt of the Maccabees: The true story behind Hanukkah
Once back in power, Menelaus led a reign of terror and set out to Hellenize the Jews. A statue of Zeus was placed in the Holy of Holies, among ... «Haaretz, Dec 14»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Hellenize [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/hellenize>. Apr 2024 ».
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