Gothicize

American

[goth-uh-sahyz] / ˈgɒθ əˌsaɪz /

especially British, Gothicise

verb (used with object)

Gothicized, Gothicizing

to make gothic, as in style.

Gothicize British

/ ˈɡɒθɪˌsaɪz /

verb

(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

Other Word Forms

Gothicizer noun

Etymology

Origin of Gothicize

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

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

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

From Project Gutenberg

Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023