historicize

his·tor·i·cize

H h

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [hi-stawr-uh-sahyz, -stor-]
- /hɪˈstɔr əˌsaɪz, -ˈstɒr-/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [hi-stawr-uh-sahyz, -stor-]
- /hɪˈstɔr əˌsaɪz, -ˈstɒr-/

Definitions of historicize word

verb without object historicize to interpret something as a product of historical development. 1
verb with object historicize to narrate as history; render historic. 1
noun historicize Treat or represent as historical. 1
verb historicize to represent (events) in a historic context 0
verb transitive historicize to make, or make seem, historical or historically real 0
intransitive verb historicize to use historical materials 0

See all 7 definitions of historicize

Information block about the term

Origin of historicize

First appearance:

before 1840

One of the 33% newest English words

First recorded in 1840-50; historic + -ize

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Historicize

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Historicize

historicize popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 50% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

historicize usage trend in Literature

This diagram is provided by Google Ngram Viewer