Graecise
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech verb
Quick meaning: Graecise is a verb meaning Alternative form of Grecize.
Meaning
Alternative form of Grecize.
Example Sentences
The same freedom is shown in his treatment of Mark,1 so much so indeed that it has been said that " Matthew graecises Mark."
The texts are numerous and widely distributed (thirty-six books of the Digest are represented) and the conclusion from our review is that they show very little evidence of any reforming activity in the compilers or their predecessors at Berytus, or of a tendency to graecise the law.
It is more likely that Peucela is taken from the province-name Peucelaitis, itself an attempt to graecise Pushkalavati ; similar names of town and province in conjunction, like Tyana-Tyanitis, Gabae-Gabiene, are extremely common, and it is not certain that the town-name is always the original one.
Word Forms
- graecises
- graecising
- graecised
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include graecize, grecise, grecicize, grecize, graecicize, grecianize.
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