† ˈartize,v.Obs.rare. [f. art n. + -ize.] a.intr. To exercise an art.b.trans. To artificialize. 1598Florio, Arteggiare, to artize, to liue by an arte.1603― Montaigne iii. v. (1632) 491, I would naturalize arte, as much as they artize Nature. [Fr.artialisent, cf. artilize.]