stylize

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

Examples of stylize in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Instead of the springer or girder front suspension and semi-hard-tail frame of the original, the Chief Vintage uses modern but stylized front forks and discreet twin rear shocks that mimic the unsprung frame of the post-war bikes. —William Roberson, Forbes.com, 29 Jan. 2026

Surreally stylized flourishes that are both awkwardly realized and inorganic to the prevailing mood and style? —David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 27 Jan. 2026

Efraín Mojica and Rebecca Zweig) Documentaries out of the NEXT section typically blur the line between fiction and nonfiction, and with a boundary-pushing, stylized aesthetic. —Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 21 Jan. 2026

This simple, stylized expression of refinement also shines through on the Admiral Giorgio Armani 72M build named No Rush, the first of two custom 236-foot yachts conceived by the designer himself in partnership with the Italian Sea Group. —Julia Zaltzman, Robb Report, 18 Jan. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

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