pictorialize

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verb

pic·​to·​ri·​al·​ize pik-ˈtȯr-ē-ə-ˌlīz 

pictorialized; pictorializing

transitive verb

: to represent by a picture or illustrate with pictures

pictorialization

pik-ˌtȯr-ē-ə-lə-ˈzā-shən 

noun

pictorialization

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noun

pic·​to·​ri·​al·​iza·​tion pikˌtōrēələ̇ˈzāshən 

plural -s

: the act or process of representing by a picture or illustrating with pictures

detailed pictorialization of the … coronation

—Newsweek

Synonyms of pictorialize

Verb

• illustrate

Examples of pictorialize in a Sentence

Verb

N.C. Wyeth is remembered for vividly pictorializing a number of classic works of literature.

Word History

Etymology

Noun

pictorialize + -ation

First Known Use

Verb

1844, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for pictorialize

• actualize
• antagonize
• apologise
• apologize
• capitalize
• categorize
• characterize
• commercialize
• conceptualize
• contrariwise
• criminalize
• decentralize