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styl⋅ize

  [stahy-lahyz]
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–verb (used with object), -ized, -iz⋅ing.
to design in or cause to conform to a particular style, as of representation or treatment in art; conventionalize.
Also, especially British, stylise.

Origin:
1895–1900; style + -ize

Related forms:
styl⋅i⋅za⋅tion, noun
styl⋅iz⋅er, noun
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styl·ize   (stī'līz')   
tr.v.   styl·ized, styl·iz·ing, styl·iz·es

  1. To restrict or make conform to a particular style.

  2. To represent conventionally; conventionalize.

styl'i·za'tion (stī'lĭ-zā'shən) n., styl'iz'er n.
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