stylize

verb

styl·​ize ˈstī(-ə)-ˌlīz How to pronounce stylize (audio)
stylized; stylizing

transitive verb

: to conform to a conventional style
specifically : to represent or design according to a style or stylistic pattern rather than according to nature or tradition
stylization noun

Examples of stylize in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Harper went on to found spatial filing system startup Soot (stylized as SOOT). Amanda Gerut, Fortune, 20 June 2024 Your films are so stylized, and so beautifully production-designed and costume-designed. Rachel Syme, The New Yorker, 16 June 2024 Jean Jinho Kim distills womanly form to pairs of boots stylized from metal pipes, powder-coated for an industrial sheen. Mark Jenkins, Washington Post, 14 June 2024 Todd and Shari Nelson are the founders of Kalahari Resorts and stylized their resort businesses in an African-design theme. David Clarey, Journal Sentinel, 6 June 2024 See all Example Sentences for stylize 

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Word History

First Known Use

1898, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of stylize was in 1898

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“Stylize.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stylize. Accessed 2 Jul. 2024.

Kids Definition

stylize

verb
styl·​ize ˈstī(ə)l-ˌīz How to pronounce stylize (audio)
stylized; stylizing
: to represent or design according to a style or pattern rather than according to nature or tradition

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