traditionalize
[ truh-dish-uh-nl-ahyz ]
/ trəˈdɪʃ ə nlˌaɪz /
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verb (used with object), tra·di·tion·al·ized, tra·di·tion·al·iz·ing.
to make traditional: to traditionalize family reunions.
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Also especially British, tra·di·tion·al·ise .
Origin of traditionalize
First recorded in 1880–85; traditional + -ize
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