STYLISE

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Dictionary entry overview: What does stylise mean?

• STYLISE (verb)
The verb STYLISE has 1 sense:

1. represent according to a conventional style

Familiarity information: STYLISE used as a verb is very rare.

Dictionary entry details

• STYLISE (verb)

Conjugation:

Present simple: I / you / we / they stylise

... he / she / it stylises

Past simple: stylised

Past participle: stylised

-ing form: stylising

Sense 1

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 "stylise" 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:

stylisation (the act of stylizing; causing to conform to a particular style)

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ALSO IN ENGLISH DICTIONARY:

Style of architecture

Style

Stygian

Stye