present participle of Byzantinize

(transitive) To make Byzantine.

Byzantine characteristics generally.

plural of Byzantinism

The quality of being Byzantine.

(historical) The predominantly Greek-speaking continuation of the Roman Empire during Late Antiquity and the Middle Ages with its capital city being Constantinople (modern-day Istanbul), originally known as Byzantium, which fell in 1453.

Collectively, the continuum of forms of the Greek language as written and spoken during the time of the Byzantine Empire (C.E. 330–1453), preceded by Koine Greek and Early Medieval Greek and succeeded by Late Medieval Greek to Modern Greek. (ISO 639-3 code: grc shared with Classical Greek.)

plural of Byzantine Patriarch

The Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople

(transitive) To appear to be a more subtle negotiator than; to outsmart.