CONVENTIONALIZE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does conventionalize mean? 

• CONVENTIONALIZE (verb)
  The verb CONVENTIONALIZE has 2 senses:

1. make conventional or adapt to conventions

2. represent according to a conventional style

  Familiarity information: CONVENTIONALIZE used as a verb is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• CONVENTIONALIZE (verb)

Present simple: I / you / we / they conventionalize    ... he / she / it conventionalizes   
Past simple: conventionalized   
Past participle: conventionalized   
-ing form: conventionalizing   

Sense 1

Meaning:

Make conventional or adapt to conventions

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

Synonyms:

conventionalise; conventionalize

Context example:

conventionalized behavior

Hypernyms (to "conventionalize" is one way to...):

alter; change; modify (cause to change; make different; cause a transformation)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something

Derivation:

conventionalization (the act of conventionalizing; conforming to a conventional style)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Represent according to a conventional style

Classified under:

Verbs of sewing, baking, painting, performing

Synonyms:

conventionalize; stylise; stylize

Context example:

a stylized female head

Hypernyms (to "conventionalize" is one way to...):

interpret; represent (create an image or likeness of)

Domain category:

art; artistic creation; artistic production (the creation of beautiful or significant things)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Derivation:

conventionalization (the act of conventionalizing; conforming to a conventional style)