academize

[ uh-kad-uh-mahyz ]

verb (used with object),a·cad·e·mized, a·cad·e·miz·ing.
  1. to reduce (a subject) to a rigid set of rules, principles, precepts, etc.: futile attempts to academize the visual arts.

Origin of academize

1
First recorded in 1865–70; academ(y) + -ize
  • Also especially British, a·cad·e·mise .

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