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picturize, v.|ˈpɪktjʊəraɪz, -tʃə-|
[f. picture n. + -ize.]
trans. To represent by or adorn with a picture or pictures (in the various senses of the n.). Hence ˈpicturized ppl. a.; ˈpicturizing vbl. n.
1846in J. E. Worcester Universal & Crit. Dict. Eng. Lang. 1918Dialect Notes V. 13 The Common Law, by R. W. Chambers, is soon to be picturized by one of the leading film companies. 1918N.Y. Times 11 Nov. 13/3 William A. Brady as producer, Harley Knowles as director, and all others concerned have done a good piece of work in the so-called ‘picturizing’ of ‘Little Women’, which was shown yesterday at the Strand Theatre. 1920Ibid. 24 May 20 The photoplay, however, remains simply a picturized reproduction of the stage play. 1923Westm. Gaz. 26 July 8/6 It is..not an attempt..to picturise the whole of scientific theory on the subject. 1930Publishers' Weekly 1 Mar. 1127 (Advt.), The new Encyclopædia Britannica humanized and picturized. 1952N. V. Peale Power of Positive Thinking iv. 49 When either failure or success is picturized it strongly tends to actualize in terms equivalent to the mental image pictured. 1967Singha & Massey Indian Dances iii. 46 The really expert dancer appears to picturize the music with her arms and body. |