archaize

especially British, ar·cha·ise

[ahr-kee-ahyz, -key-]

verb (used with object)

archaized, archaizing 

1. to give an archaic appearance or quality to.

   The poet archaized her work with many Elizabethan words.

verb (used without object)

archaized, archaizing 

1. to use archaisms.

archaize

/ -keɪ-, ˈɑːkɪˌaɪz /

verb

1. (tr) to give an archaic appearance or character to, as by the use of archaisms

Other Word Forms

• archaizer noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of archaize¹

First recorded in 1840–50, archaize is from the Greek word archaízein to imitate the language of ancient authors. See archaeo-, -ize

Example Sentences

Remarkably, the inscriptions on both pieces say that they were destined for a temple in Inner Mongolia, telling us that these archaizing vessels had a ritual purpose.

From New York Times

Like Macpherson, he answers to Pope's description of archaizing authors,— Ancients in words, mere moderns in their sense.

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