stylize

[stahy-lahyz]

verb (used with object), styl·ized, styl·iz·ing.

to design in or cause to conform to a particular style, as of representation or treatment in art; conventionalize.

Also especially British, styl·ise.

Origin of stylize

First recorded in 1895–1900; style + -ize

Related formsstyl·i·za·tion, nounstyl·iz·er, nounnon·sty·li·za·tion, nounnon·styl·ized, adjectiveun·styl·ized, adjective

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Examples from the Web for stylization

Historical Examples of stylization

Its face was a stylization of a human's, cleverly sculptured out of putty-colored plastic.
The Status Civilization
Robert Sheckley

British Dictionary definitions for stylization

stylize

stylise

verb

(tr) to give a conventional or established stylistic form to

Derived Formsstylization or stylisation, nounstylizer or styliser, noun

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Word Origin and History for stylization

stylize

1898 (implied in stylized), from style (n.) + -ize. Perhaps a translation of German stilisieren.