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stylize

/ˈstaɪlaɪz/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.45 in modern English

Syllables
styl-ize
IPA
/ˈstaɪlaɪz/
19
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To represent (someone or something) in a particular style.

Transitive verb

verb

To represent (someone or something) abstractly in a conventional manner, commonly fancifully symbolic, to identify a particular item, by omitting most of the detail that is not unique to the item in question.

Transitive verb

Etymology

From style + -ize. Probably from German stilisieren.

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈstaɪlaɪz/

Usage

Inflected Forms

stylizes (present, singular) stylizing (participle, present) stylized (participle, past) stylized (past) stylise (alternative, Commonwealth)

Derived Forms

stylization stylizer

Synonyms

stylise conventionalize

Questions

How do you pronounce stylize?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈstaɪlaɪz/.
What does stylize mean?
To represent (someone or something) in a particular style.
Where does stylize come from?
From style + -ize. Probably from German stilisieren.

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