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🌍 To take control 🏛️ To make grand
to imperialize

to imperialize

8.9
To make something look grand like a palace
  • verb
  • /ɪmˈpɪəriəˌlaɪz/
translation icon : imperializar
  • The architect wanted to imperialize the building by adding grand arches and marble statues.

Examples

  • The artist's latest work attempts to imperialize everyday objects, giving them a majestic look.

  • They decided to imperialize the ceremony with elaborate decorations and regal music.

  • They decided to imperialize the old building with gold decorations.

  • The artist imperializes everyday objects in her sculptures.

  • The architect wanted to imperialize the building by adding grand arches and marble statues.

  • They decided to imperialize the ceremony with elaborate decorations and regal music.

  • The artist's latest work aims to imperialize ordinary objects, transforming them into symbols of grandeur.

How Imperial

to transform
523 3.4
to imperialize
8.9
to stylize
8 6.4
to imitate
186 2.7

Surface Forms

imperialize infinitive
imperialized past
imperialized past participle
imperializing present participle
imperializes third person singular

Morphology

imperialize = imperial (transparent) = imperial + ize

Clear adjective + '-ize' formation; 'to give an imperial character' is a direct, metaphoric extension but uses the same productive pattern.

Etymology

Imperialize comes from imperial, which is linked to emperor and empire, and the ending -ize means 'to make'. So to imperialize a building or ceremony is to give it a grand, 'imperial' look, as if it were fit for an emperor.