Gothicize

[ goth-uh-sahyz ]

verb (used with object)

, Goth·i·cized, Goth·i·ciz·ing.

1. to make gothic, as in style.

Gothicize

/ ˈɡɒθɪˌsaɪz /

verb

1. tr to make Gothic in style

Derived Forms

• ˈGothiˌcizer, noun

Other Words From

• Gothi·cizer noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of Gothicize¹

First recorded in 1740–50; Gothic ( def ) + -ize

Example Sentences

Your imagination is altogether Gothic, and will inevitably Gothicize everything that you touch.

From Project Gutenberg

This clerical rake would, if he could, Gothicize this nation of freemen.

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