stylize

[ stahy-lahyz ]
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verb (used with object),styl·ized, styl·iz·ing.
  1. to design in or cause to conform to a particular style, as of representation or treatment in art; conventionalize.

Origin of stylize

1
First recorded in 1895–1900; style + -ize
  • Also especially British, styl·ise .

Other words from stylize

  • styl·i·za·tion, noun
  • styl·iz·er, noun
  • non·sty·li·za·tion, noun
  • non·styl·ized, adjective
  • un·styl·ized, adjective

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How to use stylize in a sentence

British Dictionary definitions for stylize

stylize

stylise

/ (ˈstaɪlaɪz) /


verb
  1. (tr) to give a conventional or established stylistic form to

Derived forms of stylize

  • stylization or stylisation, noun
  • stylizer or styliser, noun

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