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(stī′līz′)

transitive verb stylized, stylizing

to make conform to a given style; specif., to design or represent according to the rules of a style rather than according to nature; conventionalize

Origin: < style + -ize, modeled on Ger stilisiren

Related Forms:

stylization noun
stylizer noun

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transitive verb styl·ized, styl·iz·ing, styl·iz·es

To restrict or make conform to a particular style.
To represent conventionally; conventionalize.

Related Forms:

stylˌi·zaˈtion (stīˌlĭ-zāˈshən) noun

stylˈizˌer noun

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