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historize

historize verb: to relate as history.

Verb

historize (third-person singular simple present historizes, present participle historizing, simple past and past participle historized)

  1. To relate as history.
  2. To chronicle.
  3. To historicize.
    • fountaines, under which is historized the whole Ovidian Metamorphosis1645 May 15 (Gregorian calendar), John Evelyn, “[Diary entry for May 6 1645]”, in William Bray, editor, Memoirs, Illustrative of the Life and Writings of John Evelyn, […], 2nd edition, volume I...

Forms of historize

third-person singular presenthistorizes
present participlehistorizing
past participlehistorized
pasthistorized

Origin of historize

From history + -ize.

Questions about historize

What does historize mean?
Historize means to relate as history.
What part of speech is historize?
Historize is a verb.
What is the past tense of historize?
The past tense of historize is historized.

Words near historize in the dictionary

  1. historisms
  2. historist
  3. historists
  4. historization
  5. historizations
  6. historize
  7. historized
  8. historizes
  9. historizing
  10. history
  11. history book

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