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.

Word History and Origins

Origin of academize¹

First recorded in 1865–70; academ(y) + -ize