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Gothicize

especially British, Goth·i·cise

[goth-uh-sahyz]

verb (used with object)

Gothicized, Gothicizing 
  1. to make gothic, as in style.



Gothicize

/ ˈɡɒθɪˌsaɪz /

verb

  1. (tr) to make Gothic in style

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other Word Forms

  • Gothicizer noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of Gothicize1

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

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No. This clerical rake would, if he could, Gothicize this nation of freemen.

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