classicize
classicize verb: to make classic.
Verb
classicize (third-person singular simple present classicizes, present participle classicizing, simple past and past participle classicized)
- To make classic.
- Another approach is exemplified by the performance group known as Mahligai […] which drew on traditional forms in an attempt to classicize them.2002, R. Anderson Sutton, Calling Back the Spirit: Music, Dance, and Cultural Politics in Lowland South Sulawesi, Oxford University Press, Inc., →ISBN, page 83
- To conform to the classic style.
- Mies' style, for all of its obvious modernity, is essentially rather classicizing […]1974 January 20, Paul Goldberger, “Mies Art Pavilion Opens In Houston”, in Eugene Register-Guard
Forms of classicize
| third-person singular present | classicizes |
|---|---|
| present participle | classicizing |
| past participle | classicized |
| past | classicized |
| alternative form | classicise |
Origin of classicize
From classic + -ize.
Words formed from classicize
Questions about classicize
- What does classicize mean?
- Classicize means to make classic.
- What part of speech is classicize?
- Classicize is a verb.
- What is the past tense of classicize?
- The past tense of classicize is classicized.
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