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 The woman, attired in a steel blue circle skirt by Ms. Charlot appliquéd with hearts, flowering branches and stylized figures of Romeo and Juliet, acquitted herself admirably, according to news reports. Margalit Fox, New York Times, 4 Mar. 2024 Movement for Black Lives The Movement for Black Lives (often stylized as M4BL) is a coalition of dozens of ground-level organizations like the Ella Baker Center for Human Rights and the National Conference of Black Lawyers. Morgan Simon, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2024 Wearing a black first baseman Logan Morrison T-shirt, orange baseball cap speckled with collectable pins, Marlins logo stylized sunglasses, nickel-sized Marlins logo earrings, homemade bracelets and with a matching orange Marlins phone case slung across her chest, Amador is a beacon of baseball. Chabeli Herrera, Miami Herald, 30 Jan. 2024 Key Facts The post, stylized in a 1960s aesthetic, confirms Pascal as Dr. Reed Richards (aka Mr. Fantastic), Kirby as Sue Storm (aka Invisible Woman), Moss Bachrach as Ben Grimm (aka the Thing) and Quinn as Johnny Storm (aka the Human Torch). Antonio Pequeño Iv, Forbes, 14 Feb. 2024 Whether it’s stylized imagery of a California town during the 1840s gold rush or photorealistic renderings of golden retriever puppies playing in the snow, the lifelike animation surpassed anything from other text-to-video competitors like Runway and ModelScope. Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 16 Feb. 2024 Jenner's own bob-pixie hybrid was styled in the guise of Sophia Loren, soft curls shorn to fall sultry across her face, a spritely flip at the nape of the neck keeping things sweet and stylized. Calin Van Paris, Vogue, 10 Feb. 2024 The shapes at the top of the painting could be feathers, flower petals, plant fronds or stylized tufts of body hair. Washington Post, 25 Jan. 2024 Whatever ultimately happens to apps such as Snapchat, danah boyd, the author of It’s Complicated: The Social Lives of Networked Teens (and who stylizes her name in lowercase), emphasized to me over email that kids’ mental health must be supported in ways that have nothing to do with social media. Caroline Mimbs Nyce, The Atlantic, 30 Jan. 2024

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Word History

First Known Use

1898, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
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 19 Mar. 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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