stylize

especially British, styl·ise

[stahy-lahyz]

verb (used with object)

stylized, stylizing 

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

stylize

/ ˈstaɪlaɪz /

verb

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

Other Word Forms

• stylization noun
• stylizer noun
• nonstylization noun
• nonstylized adjective
• unstylized adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of stylize¹

First recorded in 1895–1900; style + -ize

Example Sentences

The technique of “Train Dreams”—the stylized juxtaposition of images and narration, the kaleidoscopic jumble of anxious memories and pastoral portraits—is not the stuff of an Old West parable.

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I avert my eyes, open my hand, and trace the pattern on the inside of my palm—two stylized hearts, one atop the other, locked in an eternal headbutting competition.

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With an impeccable supporting cast and sleek design, Mr. Icke’s “Oedipus” grips the attention firmly across two intermissionless hours, even as it departs from the stylized forms of Greek tragedy.

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Beckett’s works defy easy exegesis, but as in many of his other plays, “Endgame” presents us with stylized images of the aimless burdens of existence, the isolation that can be little eased by companionship.

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From the 1950s through the ’70s, he elevated schlock to an art form with films like “The Little Shop of Horrors” and his vividly stylized Edgar Allan Poe adaptations starring Vincent Price.

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