traditionalize

[ truh-dish-uh-nl-ahyz ]
/ trəˈdɪʃ ə nlˌaɪz /

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

Words nearby traditionalize

traditional marriage, traditional option, traditional policy, traditional weapon, traditionalism, traditionalize, traditionist, traditive, traditor, traduce, traducianism
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