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classicize

[ klas-uh-sahyz ]

verb (used with object)

, clas·si·cized, clas·si·ciz·ing.
  1. to make classic.


verb (used without object)

, clas·si·cized, clas·si·ciz·ing.
  1. to conform to the classic style.

classicize

/ ˈklæsɪˌsaɪz /

verb

  1. tr to make classic
  2. intr to imitate classical style
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of classicize1

First recorded in 1850–55; classic + -ize

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