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

Word History and Origins

Origin of classicize¹

First recorded in 1850–55; classic + -ize