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

The Paris in his film feels stylized, idealized. —Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 17 June 2026

Despite the energy brought by the cast, the horrors onstage are sleek and stylized. —Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 16 June 2026

An evocation of Maat — who reigned over justice, truth and order — the plumage was stylized as graphic bands that curled around the neck for the set’s necklace. —Lily Templeton, Footwear News, 9 June 2026

Elizabeth costarred with Tony Shalhoub and Matthew Lillard in the movie, stylized as Thir13en Ghosts, as a woman who gets trapped in a home with a baker's dozen ghosts alongside a team of ghost hunters. —Tommy McArdle, PEOPLE, 5 June 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