pictorialize

[ pik-tawr-ee-uh-lahyz, -tohr- ]

/ pɪkˈtɔr i əˌlaɪz, -ˈtoʊr- /

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verb (used with object), pic·to·ri·al·ized, pic·to·ri·al·iz·ing.

to make pictorial; illustrate or represent with or as if with pictures.

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Also especially British, pic·to·ri·al·ise .

Origin of pictorialize

First recorded in 1865–70; pictorial + -ize

OTHER WORDS FROM pictorialize

pic·to·ri·al·i·za·tion, nouno·ver·pic·to·ri·al·ize, verb, o·ver·pic·to·ri·al·ized, o·ver·pic·to·ri·al·iz·ing.un·pic·to·ri·al·ize, verb (used with object), un·pic·to·ri·al·ized, un·pic·to·ri·al·iz·ing.

Words nearby pictorialize

pictograph, pictography, Pictor, pictorial, pictorialism, pictorialize, picture, picture book, picture card, picture disc, picturegoer