traditionalize
Americanverb (used with object)
Etymology
Origin of traditionalize
First recorded in 1880–85; traditional + -ize
Example Sentences
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They “seem to enthuse a global typology-transcending generation, who identify with them, for whom themes, ideas, style and method supersede traditionalized politics and imaginings,” she said.
From New York Times ● Jul. 17, 2021
And for others of us our shared “foods” may, in addition, be of necessary ideas and energies to overcome human, traditionalized and principle-of-faith-enabled barriers to much needed mutual trust.Respect.Caring.
From New York Times ● Oct. 5, 2017
“I believe that, a generation from now, gay marriage will be seen as a profoundly traditionalizing act.”
From The New Yorker ● Aug. 20, 2018
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