ARCHAIZE Definition & Meaning

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archaize

[ ahr-kee-ahyz, -key- ]

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verb (used with object)

archaized, archaizing.

to give an archaic appearance or quality to:
The poet archaized her work with many Elizabethan words.

verb (used without object)

archaized, archaizing.

to use archaisms.

archaize

/ -keɪ-; ˈɑːkɪˌaɪz /

verb

tr to give an archaic appearance or character to, as by the use of archaisms

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Derived Forms

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Other 51�Թ� Forms

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of archaize¹

First recorded in 1840–50, archaize is from the Greek word ��í��𾱲� to imitate the language of ancient authors. See archaeo-, -ize

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Remarkably, the inscriptions on both pieces say that they were destined for a temple in Inner Mongolia, telling us that these archaizing vessels had a ritual purpose.

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Like Macpherson, he answers to Pope's description of archaizing authors,— Ancients in words, mere moderns in their sense.

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