classicize

[ klas-uh-sahyz ]
/ ˈklæs əˌsaɪz /

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.
Also especially British, clas·si·cise.

Origin of classicize

First recorded in 1850–55; classic + -ize

Words nearby classicize

classical probability, classical sanskrit, classical school, classicism, classicist, classicize, classics, classification, classification schedule, classified, classified ad

British Dictionary definitions for classicize

classicize

classicise

/ (ˈklæsɪˌsaɪz) /

verb

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