2 definitions found From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Conventionalize \Con*ven"tion*al*ize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Conventionalized}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Conventionalizing}.] 1. To make conventional; to bring under the influence of, or cause to conform to, conventional rules; to establish by usage. [Also spelled {conventionalise}.] [1913 Webster] 2. (Fine Arts) (a) To represent by selecting the important features and those which are expressible in the medium employed, and omitting the others. (b) To represent according to an established principle, whether religious or traditional, or based upon certain artistic rules of supposed importance. [1913 Webster] From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]: conventionalized adj : using artistic forms and conventions to create effects; not natural or spontaneous; "a stylized mode of theater production" [syn: {conventionalised}, {stylized}, {stylised}]
Powered by Blog Dictionary [BlogDict]
Kindly supported by
Vaffle Invitation Code
Get a Freelance Job - Outsource Your Projects | Threadless Coupon
All rights
reserved. (2008-2024)