- historicize
- verb (-cized; -cizing) Date: 1846 transitive verb to make historical intransitive verb to use historical material
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
historicize
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Historicize — His*tor i*cize, v. t. To record or narrate in the manner of a history; to chronicle. [R.] [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
historicize — (Amer.) v. make historical; chronicle, write down historical events; use historical materials (also historicise) … English contemporary dictionary
historicize — [his tôr′ə sīz΄] vt. historicized, historicizing to make, or make seem, historical or historically real vi. to use historical materials … English World dictionary
historicize — /hi stawr euh suyz , stor /, v., historicized, historicizing. v.i. 1. to interpret something as a product of historical development. v.t. 2. to narrate as history; render historic. Also, esp. Brit., historicise. [1840 50; HISTORIC + IZE] * * * … Universalium
historicize — verb To treat from the perspective of history or historicism … Wiktionary
historicize — his·tor·i·cize … English syllables
historicize — his•tor•i•cize [[t]hɪˈstɔr əˌsaɪz, ˈstɒr [/t]] v. t. cized, ciz•ing his why to narrate as history; render historical • Etymology: 1840–50 … From formal English to slang
historicize — hiˈstȯrəˌsīz, tär verb ( ed/ ing/ s) transitive verb 1. : to render historic : give an appearance of historical verity or significance to the traditional myth of the god s victory over the dragon … is historicized as the triumph of Yahweh over… … Useful english dictionary
historicized — historicize (Amer.) v. make historical; chronicle, write down historical events; use historical materials (also historicise) … English contemporary dictionary
historicizes — historicize (Amer.) v. make historical; chronicle, write down historical events; use historical materials (also historicise) … English contemporary dictionary
