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archaize

especially British, ��·��·��

[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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Other Word Forms

archaizer noun
ˈ��ˌ�� noun

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Word 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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archaism archangel

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