† ˈstatuize,v.nonce-wd. [f. statue n. + -ize.] trans. To make a statue of, to commemorate by means of a statue. 1719Ozell tr.Misson's Trav.Eng. 309 James II. did also statuize himself [orig.s'est aussi fait Statuër] in Copper, in one of the Courts of White-hall.