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archaize

 
Dictionary: ar·cha·ize   (är'kē-īz', -kā-) pronunciation

v., -ized, -iz·ing, -iz·es.

v.tr.
To give an archaic quality or character to; make archaic.

v.intr.
To use archaisms, as in prose, to suggest the past.

archaizer ar'cha·iz'er n.

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Meaning #1: give an archaic appearance of character to, as in poetry
  Synonym: archaise


 
 
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