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stylize

verb
styl·​ize | \ ˈstī(-ə)-ˌlīz How to pronounce stylize (audio) \
stylized; stylizing

Definition of stylize

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

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Other Words from stylize

stylization \ ˌstī-​lə-​ˈzā-​shən How to pronounce stylization (audio) \ noun

Examples of stylize in a Sentence

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All the material is grounded and gut-wrenched, heightened and stylized, but connected to something real. Los Angeles Times, "‘Desperate Housewives’ gossip created ‘problems’ on set, but creator Marc Cherry says he’s better for it," 14 Aug. 2019 Little is known of the plot or setting of this season, with Murphy releasing a teaser that was stylized like a 1980s slasher movie. Joe Otterson, chicagotribune.com, "Sarah Paulson will not star in ‘American Horror Story: 1984’," 8 July 2019 The apartment’s most notable feature is its geographically impossible view of the Space Needle, stylized in the show’s credit sequence. Joanna Scutts, Curbed, "The shows we’ve lived by," 14 Aug. 2019 Icons who stylize with purpose and mission — like Lady Gaga, Pharrell Williams, David Beckham, Colin Kaepernick, Serena Williams and Kanye West. Andrealavinthal, PEOPLE.com, "Meet Paul Rabil, the Professional Lacrosse Player Who's Also Fluent in Fashion," 9 Aug. 2019 Always one for taking risks, Shailene Woodley channeled the stylized, up-to-there hair silhouettes of the '60s at the Big Little Lies season two premiere. Lauren Valenti, Vogue, "From Lucy Boynton to Jorja Smith, Here’s How It Girls Are Embracing the ’60s Beauty Revival," 18 July 2019 Women were ordered to wear burqas and men not to trim or stylize their beards. Washington Post, "In an Afghan town retaken from the Taliban, a fragile hope to keep war at bay," 22 June 2019 There’s a lesson in this, Gates implies, for contemporary culture: whatever the talent of a Kehinde Wiley or an Amy Sherald, stylizing black excellence is no defense against state violence and voter suppression. Julian Lucas, Harper's magazine, "New Books," 10 May 2019 Along with a pale pink pout and several swipes of mascara, Bieber's blonde skewed stylized at the crown, slicked and finished in a gilded barrette before falling in lengths as luminous as her complexion. Calin Van Paris, Vogue, "The Best Beauty Instagrams of the Week: Hailey Bieber Thinks Pink (and More!)," 9 Dec. 2018

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First Known Use of stylize

1898, in the meaning defined above

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