classicize

[ klas-uh-sahyz ]

/ ˈklæs əˌsaɪz /

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verb (used with object), clas·si·cized, clas·si·ciz·ing.

to make classic.

verb (used without object), clas·si·cized, clas·si·ciz·ing.

to conform to the classic style.

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Also especially British, clas·si·cise .

Origin of classicize

First recorded in 1850–55; classic + -ize

Words nearby classicize

Classical school, classic blues, classic car, classicism, classicist, classicize, classics, classification, classification schedule, classified, classified ad

British Dictionary definitions for classicize

classicize

classicise

/ (ˈklæsɪˌsaɪz) /

verb

(tr) to make classic

(intr) to imitate classical style

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