stylize

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verb

styl·​ize ˈstī(-ə)-ˌlīz 

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 

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

Examples of stylize in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Verb

Unlocking that, for new drivers, is what Desert Race Experience (stylized DRX) is all about. — Andrew P. Collins, The Drive, 4 Nov. 2026

McGee came up in San Francisco’s graffiti scene in the 1980s, developing a visual language under the moniker Twist that included faces, liquor bottles and stylized screws. — Jane Horowitz, Los Angeles Times, 29 Oct. 2026

The Colonial Players present adaptation of Washington Irving’s classic ghost story, featuring spooky themes, comedic scares, stylized violence, suspenseful moments, and mild language. — Jamie Chapman, Baltimore Sun, 28 Oct. 2026

The director famously walked out of Oliver Stone’s 1994 film Natural Born Killers, which was heavily rewritten and aggressively stylized. — James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 20 Oct. 2026

Word History

Etymology

Noun

International Scientific Vocabulary stylize + -ation

First Known Use

Verb

1898, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for stylize

• advise
• applies
• apprise
• arise
• assize
• baptize
• belies
• bitwise
• capsize
• chastise
• chordwise
• clockwise

Kids Definition

stylize

verb

styl·​ize ˈstī(ə)l-ˌīz 

stylized; stylizing

: to represent or design according to a style or pattern rather than according to nature or tradition