stylize

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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
ˌstī-lə-ˈzā-shən How to pronounce stylize (audio)
noun

stylization

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noun

styl·​iza·​tion
variants also British stylisation
ˌstīlə̇ˈzāshən, 
-ˌlīˈz-
plural -s
1
: the quality or state of being stylized
2
: an act or instance of stylizing

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In the Archaic period, long hair was considered fashionable, while later, in the Classical period, shorter, stylized hair became the trend. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 9 Oct. 2026 For much of history, only notable figures were expected to have stylized signatures, Thornton said. — Harmeet Kaur, CNN Money, 8 Oct. 2026 The Olympic emblem is the crest of a pink cockatoo, an Australian bird, with the color stylized to resemble an Olympic and Paralympic flame, and a shape to resemble the host state of Queensland. — ABC News, 5 Oct. 2026 There is an art to stylizing a position of interrogation in excess of its biomechanics, an art to how lockstep beats a cadence while a unit swells into an enveloping arc. — Sophie Landres, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for stylize

Word History

Etymology

Noun

International Scientific Vocabulary stylize + -ation

First Known Use

Verb

1898, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of stylize was in 1898

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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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