English Explanatory Dictionary

Medize

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. Alternative form of medize.
verb
  1. To side with the Persians; to be loyal to the Persian Empire rather than Greeks.

Word forms

Medize Medizes Medizing Medized medise

Etymology

From the Ancient Greek verb μηδίζω (mēdízō, literally “side with the Medes”), corresponding to Mede + -ize.

Related words

Medism Medizer Hellenize
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