historicize

[ hi-stawr-uh-sahyz, -stor- ]

/ hɪˈstɔr əˌsaɪz, -ˈstɒr- /

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verb (used without object), his·tor·i·cized, his·tor·i·ciz·ing.

to interpret something as a product of historical development.

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

to narrate as history; render historic.

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Also especially British, his·tor·i·cise .

Origin of historicize

First recorded in 1840–50; historic + -ize