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classicize

American  
[klas-uh-sahyz] / ˈklæs əˌsaɪz /
especially British, classicise

verb (used with object)

classicized, classicizing

  1. to make classic.

verb (used without object)

classicized, classicizing

  1. to conform to the classic style.

classicize British  
/ ˈklæsɪˌsaɪz /

verb

  1. (tr) to make classic

  2. (intr) to imitate classical style

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Etymology

Origin of classicize

First recorded in 1850–55; classic + -ize

Example Sentences

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It was enough for him to classicize the realistic incident.

From Adventures in the Arts Informal Chapters on Painters, Vaudeville, and Poets by Hartley, Marsden

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