Well attestedNamed from the place

Babylonize

verb · first attested 1868

Coined for what Nebuchadnezzar did to the names of his captives.

To make a person or thing more Babylonian; to assimilate to Babylonian culture.

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Babylon·Iraq

32.5425°N 44.4211°E · Q5684

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Relationship: Named from the place
Confidence: Well attestedThe place link is the standard scholarly account.
Attested: 1868
Part of speech: verb
Sources: Wiktionary: Babylonize Wikidata: Q5684

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The entry

The earliest use found so far, in Putnam's Magazine in 1868, describes the renaming of Daniel and his companions with Chaldean names as an attempt to Babylonize them. Later writers use the word for cultural assimilation in general, usually setting it beside Hellenize and Assyrianize. Unlike those two, it never became common, because the empire it names fell in 539 BC and left little to assimilate anyone to.

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1 more from the same place

BabelesqueBabel is not a mythical city: it is simply the Hebrew name for Babylon, whose ruins are south of Baghdad.Babylon

Iraq

4 more words from Iraq

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muslinThe cotton is named for Mosul.Mosul tabbyThe striped cat is named for a striped silk from Baghdad.Baghdad mousselineThe French cousin of muslin, from the same Iraqi city.Mosul Baghdad by the BaySan Francisco's fondest nickname belongs to a city 7,000 miles away.Baghdad

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tabbyBaghdad, Iraq86 km Baghdad by the BayBaghdad, Iraq86 km muslinMosul, Iraq438 km mousselineMosul, Iraq439 km