verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb

1. 1
   To give an archaic quality or character to; make archaic, to suggest the past. British, English, Oxford, US, transitive

   "The statue had an archaized quality to it."

2. 2
   give an archaic appearance of character to wordnet
3. 3
   To speak, write, etc. in an archaic manner. British, English, Oxford, US, intransitive

Synonyms

All synonyms

archaicizearchaicizearchaise

Example

More examples

"The statue had an archaized quality to it."

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἀρχαΐζω (arkhaḯzō).

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