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classicize

verb

Etymology

From classic + -ize.

  1. derived from classicus — “relating to the classes of Roman citizenry, especially the highest”
  2. borrowed from classique
  3. suffixed as classicize — “classic + ize”

Definitions

  1. 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.

  2. To conform to the classic style.

    • Mies' style, for all of its obvious modernity, is essentially rather classicizing […]

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA