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Historicise

[hi-stawr-uh-sahyz, -stor-]

his·tor·i·cize

[hi-stawr-uh-sahyz, -stor-] verb, -cized, -ciz·ing.
verb (used without object)
1.
to interpret something as a product of historical development.
verb (used with object)
2.
to narrate as history; render historic.

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Historicise is always a great word to know.
So is doohickey. Does it mean:
a gadget; dingus; thingumbob.
the offspring of a zebra and a donkey.
Also, especially British, his·tor·i·cise.


Origin:
1840–50; historic + -ize
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