Hebraize

English

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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)

  1. (transitive) To convert (something) into a Hebrew/Hebraic form.
  2. (intransitive) To use Hebrew/Hebraic idioms.

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References

  1. ^ “Hebraize, v.”, in OED Online ⁠‎[1], Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000, archived from the original on 28 September 2023.
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