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stylize
[ stahy-lahyz ]
/ ˈstaɪ laɪz /
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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.
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Also especially British, styl·ise .
OTHER WORDS FROM stylize
Words nearby stylize
stylish, stylist, stylistic, stylistics, stylite, stylize, stylo-, stylobate, stylograph, stylographic, stylography
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How to use stylize in a sentence
Bright colors and robust forms, usually stylized representations but sometime entirely abstract shapes, draw the eye to pitches for Sun Ra, Roberta Flack and Arena Stage.
In the galleries: Posters as a medium for serious but jubilant communication|Mark Jenkins|July 9, 2021|Washington Post“I know they stylize and overdramatize some of the fights…but ultimately it comes back to the story,” he says.
Spartacus Hero Liam McIntyre’s Unlikely Rise into the Role|Adam Auriemma|January 27, 2012|DAILY BEAST
British Dictionary definitions for stylize
stylize
stylise
/ (ˈstaɪlaɪz) /
verb
(tr) to give a conventional or established stylistic form to
Derived forms of stylize
stylization or stylisation, nounstylizer or styliser, nounCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
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