verb
Meaning 1
To make something conventional.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
conventionalize
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verb
Meaning 2
make conventional or adapt to conventions
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- conventionalized behavior
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: conventionalise
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: change, alter, modify
verb
Meaning 3
represent according to a conventional style
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- a stylized female head
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: stylize, stylise
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: represent, interpret
History
Etymology
Etymology tree English convention English -al English conventional Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen English -ize English conventionalize From conventional + -ize.