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[
klas
-
uh
-sahyz
]
clas·si·cize
/
ˈklæs
əˌsaɪz
/
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[
klas
-
uh
-sahyz
]
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verb,
clas·si·cized,
clas·si·ciz·ing.
verb (used with object)
1.
to make
classic
.
verb (used without object)
2.
to conform to the
classic
style.
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Also,
especially British
,
clas·si·cise
.
Origin:
1850–55;
classic
+
-ize
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2012.
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classicize
or
classicise
(ˈklæsɪˌsaɪz)
—
vb
1.
(
tr
) to make classic
2.
(
intr
) to imitate classical style
classicise
or
classicise
—
vb
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
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