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archaize

(-īz′)

transitive verb archaized, archaizing

to make archaic or make seem archaic

intransitive verb

to use archaisms

See archaize in American Heritage Dictionary 4

verb ar·cha·ized, ar·cha·iz·ing, ar·cha·iz·es

verb, transitive

To give an archaic quality or character to; make archaic.

verb, intransitive

To use archaisms, as in prose, to suggest the past.

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arˈcha·izˌer noun

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