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picturize

American  
[pik-chuh-rahyz] / ˈpɪk tʃəˌraɪz /
especially British, picturise

verb (used with object)

picturized, picturizing

  1. to represent in a picture, especially in a motion picture; make a picture of.

Other Word Forms

  • picturization noun

Etymology

Origin of picturize

First recorded in 1840–50; picture + -ize

Example Sentences

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The view halloo began when M.G.M. announced plans to picturize Uncle Tom's Cabin.

From Time Magazine Archive

Happy Land is a hard story to picturize without being mawkish.

From Time Magazine Archive

That is why the monologist illustrates his points and gags with gestures that picturize.

From Project Gutenberg

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