Standard Lemma guide

stylize

verb · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • US: /ˈstaɪlaɪz/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • CMU ARPABET: S T AY1 L AY2 Z Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
  • CMU ARPABET 2: S T AY1 AH0 L AY2 Z Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

verb

Meaning 1

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: transitive

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

verb

Meaning 2

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.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: transitive

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

verb

Meaning 3

represent according to a conventional style

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • a stylized female head

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: stylise, conventionalize

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: represent, interpret

History

Etymology

From style + -ize. Probably from German stilisieren.

Across languages

Translations

6 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: estilitzar — to represent in a particular style
  • French: styliser — to represent in a particular style
  • Portuguese: estilizar — to represent in a particular style
  • Spanish: estilizar — to represent in a particular style
  • Portuguese: estilizar — to represent abstractly in a conventional manner
  • Spanish: estilizar — to represent abstractly in a conventional manner