ARCHAIZE

archaize, archaise

(verb) give an archaic appearance of character to; “archaized craftwork”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Verb

archaize (third-person singular simple present archaizes, present participle archaizing, simple past and past participle archaized)

(transitive) To give an archaic quality or character to; make archaic, to suggest the past.

(intransitive) To speak, write, etc. in an archaic manner.

Synonyms

• archaicize

Anagrams

• Zecharia

Source: Wiktionary


Ar"cha*ize, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Archaized; p. pr. & vb. n. Archaizing.] Etym: [Gr.

Definition: To make appear archaic or antique. Mahaffy.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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