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classicize

[ klas-uh-sahyz ]

verb (used with object)

, clas·si·cized, clas·si·ciz·ing.
  1. to make classic.

verb (used without object)

, clas·si·cized, clas·si·ciz·ing.
  1. to conform to the classic style.

classicize

/ ˈklæsɪˌsaɪz /

verb

  1. tr to make classic
  2. intr to imitate classical style

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Word History and Origins

Origin of classicize1

First recorded in 1850–55; classic + -ize

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