historicize

[ hi-stawr-uh-sahyz, -stor- ]
/ hɪˈstɔr əˌsaɪz, -ˈstɒr- /

verb (used without object), his·tor·i·cized, his·tor·i·ciz·ing.

to interpret something as a product of historical development.

verb (used with object), his·tor·i·cized, his·tor·i·ciz·ing.

to narrate as history; render historic.
Also especially British, his·tor·i·cise.

Origin of historicize

First recorded in 1840–50; historic + -ize

Words nearby historicize

historical school, historical sociology, historical-cost accounting, historicism, historicity, historicize, historied, historiographer, historiography, historrhexis, history