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helenizar

helenizar

Portuguese

Verb

helenizar (first-person singular present indicative helenizo, past participle helenizado)

  1. (transitive) to Hellenize (to make Greek in character)

Conjugation


Spanish

Etymology

From heleno + -izar, confer Ancient Greek Ἑλληνίζω (****ēnízō, I speak Greek, act in a Greek manner, make Greek), from Ἕλλην (Héllēn, Greek).

Verb

helenizar (first-person singular present helenizo, first-person singular preterite helenicé, past participle helenizado)

  1. (transitive) to Hellenize

Conjugation

  • Rule: z becomes a c before e.

Derived terms