Hebraize
English
Alternative forms
- hebraise, Hebraise
- hebraize
Etymology
Partly from Ancient Greek Ἑβραΐζειν (Hebraḯzein) and probably partly from Hebra- + -ize.[1]
Verb
Hebraize (third-person singular simple present Hebraizes, present participle Hebraizing, simple past and past participle Hebraized)
- (transitive) To convert (something) into a Hebrew/Hebraic form.
- (intransitive) To use Hebrew/Hebraic idioms.
Synonyms
- hebraicise, Hebraicise
- hebraicize, Hebraicize
Derived terms
Translations
References
- “Hebraize, v.”, in OED Online
, Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, launched 2000, archived from the original on 2023-09-28.
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.