Gothicize

[ goth-uh-sahyz ]

verb (used with object),Goth·i·cized, Goth·i·ciz·ing.

to make gothic, as in style.

Origin of Gothicize

First recorded in 1740–50; Gothic + -ize

Also especially British, Goth·i·cise .

Other words from Gothicize

Goth·i·ciz·er, noun

Words Nearby Gothicize

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How to use Gothicize in a sentence

Your imagination is altogether Gothic, and will inevitably Gothicize everything that you touch.
The Three Golden Apples | Nathaniel Hawthorne
This clerical rake would, if he could, Gothicize this nation of freemen.
Auricular Confession and Popish Nunneries | William Hogan

British Dictionary definitions for Gothicize

Gothicize

Gothicise

/ (ˈɡɒθɪˌsaɪz) /

verb

(tr) to make Gothic in style

Derived forms of Gothicize

Gothicizer or Gothiciser, noun

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