Archaise (original) (raw)

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I. (verb)

Verb forms

Present simple: I / you / we / they archaise Listen to US pronunciation Listen to GB pronunciation ... he / she / it archaises Listen to US pronunciation Listen to GB pronunciation

Past simple: archaised Listen to US pronunciation Listen to GB pronunciation

Past participle: archaised Listen to US pronunciation Listen to GB pronunciation

-ing form: archaising Listen to US pronunciation Listen to GB pronunciation

Sense 1

Meaning:

Give an archaic appearance of character toplay

Example:

archaized craftwork

Synonyms:

archaise; archaize

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

Hypernyms (to "archaise" is one way to...):

alter; change; modify (cause to change; make different; cause a transformation)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Derivation:

archaism (the use of an archaic expression)

archaist (a person who archaizes)

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