4 dictionary results for: Conventionalize
Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1) - Cite This Source - Share This
con·ven·tion·al·ize
[kuh
n-ven-shuh-nl-ahyz] Pronunciation Key
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[kuh
n-ven-shuh-nl-ahyz] Pronunciation Key –verb (used with object), -ized, -iz·ing.
| 1. | to make conventional. |
| 2. | Art. to represent in a conventional manner. |
Also, especially British, con·ven·tion·al·ise.
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con·ven·tion·al·i·za·tion, noun
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American Heritage Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
| con·ven·tion·al·ize
(kən-věn'shə-nə-līz') Pronunciation Key
tr.v. con·ven·tion·al·ized, con·ven·tion·al·iz·ing, con·ven·tion·al·iz·es To make conventional. con·ven'tion·al·i·za'tion (-lĭ-zā'shən) n. |
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| conventionalize | |
verb | |
| 1. | make conventional or adapt to conventions; "conventionalized behavior" |
| 2. | represent according to a conventional style; "a stylized female head" [syn: stylize] |
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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
Conventionalize
Con*ven"tion*al\, a. [L. conventionalis: cf. F. conventionnel.]1. Formed by agreement or compact; stipulated. Conventional services reserved by tenures upon grants, made out of the crown or knights' service. --Sir M. Hale. 2. Growing out of, or depending on, custom or tacit agreement; sanctioned by general concurrence or usage; formal. "Conventional decorum." --Whewell. The conventional language appropriated to monarchs. --Motley. The ordinary salutations, and other points of social behavior, are conventional. --Latham. 3. (Fine Arts) (a) Based upon tradition, whether religious and historical or of artistic rules. (b) Abstracted; removed from close representation of nature by the deliberate selection of what is to be represented and what is to be rejected; as, a conventional flower; a conventional shell. Cf. Conventionalize, v. t.
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