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Definition of archaize in English: archaize(British archaise) verb ˈɑːkeɪʌɪz [with object]1Give (an artistic work) an old-fashioned flavour by using archaic words or styles. Example sentencesExamples - He began by archaizing the linear idiom of Cu Kaizhi and went on experimenting with both Dong Yuan's hemp-fiber brush idiom and the Li Cheng - Guo Xi idiom of devil-face and crab-claw brush patterns.
- Because Gauguin simplified and archaized the figures, he did not sully the dignity of the four Arlesian women arrayed as if in ritual procession.
- True enough, but then one must ask how an Attic vase painter limited to an awkward bichrome technique could convey a difference, short of archaizing the statues, which is the route usually taken.
- He used the grandeur of a decorative, classicizing composition but did not archaize the scene by putting the women in identifiably regional clothing.
- 1.1no object Use archaic words or styles in an artistic work.
Example sentencesExamples - The language in Atistia's epitaph is archaizing, as is the language used on the three other sides of the monument.
Origin Mid 19th century: from Greek arkhaizein, from arkhaios 'ancient' (see Archaean). |