to archaize

Examples

• All

• The artist tried to archaize the building's design by using medieval motifs.

• Their crafts deliberately archaize objects to make them appear centuries old.

• The artist decided to archaize the painting.

• She archaised the text to give it a historical feel.

• The artist tried to archaize the building's design by using medieval motifs.

• Their crafts deliberately archaize objects to make them appear centuries old.

• This novelist tends to archaize his prose to evoke a sense of history.

Synonyms

A

to antique

vsto archaize

1 7.4

To make something look old for decoration

gives old-fashioned character beyond mere decorative styling

A

to antiquate

vsto archaize

9.9

To make something look old on purpose

gives a general old-fashioned character rather than only a decorative look

H

to historicize

vsto archaize

• Specialized

8.1

Give something the style or look of an earlier time

gives old-fashioned character without tying to a specific period

S

to skeuomorph

vsto archaize

• Specialized

9.9

To make a new object look like an older one to feel familiar, even when not needed

gives old-fashioned character rather than imitation for user familiarity

Antonyms

U

to update

451 2.8

Make something more modern by adding new information or changes

M

to modernize

51 4.0

To make something more up to date using new tools or ideas

How Old-Fashioned

to archaize

• Literature

9.9

to antique

1 7.4

to age

130 1.0

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology