classicize

[ klas-uh-sahyz ]

verb (used with object),clas·si·cized, clas·si·ciz·ing.

to make classic.

verb (used without object),clas·si·cized, clas·si·ciz·ing.

to conform to the classic style.

Origin of classicize

First recorded in 1850–55; classic + -ize

Also especially British, clas·si·cise .

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British Dictionary definitions for classicize

classicize

classicise

/ (ˈklæsɪˌsaɪz) /

verb

(tr) to make classic
(intr) to imitate classical style

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