conventionalize
verb (used with object)
to make conventional.
conventionalise
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a variation of
conventionalize.
Example Sentences
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For decorative purposes it is almost always necessary to conventionalise to a greater or less extent whatever is represented.
From Architecture Classic and Early Christian by T. Roger (Thomas Roger) Smith
Only the Japanese know how to conventionalise a tram-wheel or make a key-pattern of railheads.
From From Sea to Sea Letters of Travel by Rudyard Kipling
Thus, though we conventionalise practice, we never conventionalise dogma.
From The Fair Haven by R. A. (Richard Alexander) Streatfeild
Greenwich will not straighten its streets nor conventionalise its views.
From Greenwich Village by Allan G. (Allan Gilbert) Cram
In the former, the emblem of the trinity, which we have been obliged to conventionalise, is shown in a distinct manner.
From Ancient Pagan and Modern Christian Symbolism With an Essay on Baal Worship, On The Assyrian Sacred "Grove," And Other by Thomas Inman
