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con·ven·tion·al·ize (kən-vĕn′shə-nə-līz′) tr.v. con·ven·tion·al·ized ,
con·ven·tion·al·iz·ing ,
con·ven·tion·al·iz·es To make conventional.
con·ven′tion·al·i·za′tion (-lĭ-zā′shən) n.
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conventionalize (kənˈvɛnʃənəˌlaɪz ) or conventionalise vb (
tr )
1. to make conventional
2. (Art Terms) to simplify or stylize (a design, decorative device, etc)
conˌventionaliˈzation , conˌventionaliˈsation n
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con•ven•tion•al•ize (kənˈvɛn ʃə nlˌaɪz) v.t. -ized, -iz•ing. to make conventional.
[1850–55]
con•ven`tion•al•i•za′tion, n.
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conventionalize Past participle: conventionalizedGerund: conventionalizingImperative Present Preterite Present Continuous Present Perfect Past Continuous Past Perfect Future Future Perfect Future Continuous Present Perfect Continuous Future Perfect Continuous Past Perfect Continuous Conditional Past Conditional Imperative conventionalize conventionalize
Present I conventionalize you conventionalize he/she/it conventionalizes we conventionalize you conventionalize they conventionalize
Preterite I conventionalized you conventionalized he/she/it conventionalized we conventionalized you conventionalized they conventionalized
Present Continuous I am conventionalizing you are conventionalizing he/she/it is conventionalizing we are conventionalizing you are conventionalizing they are conventionalizing
Present Perfect I have conventionalized you have conventionalized he/she/it has conventionalized we have conventionalized you have conventionalized they have conventionalized
Past Continuous I was conventionalizing you were conventionalizing he/she/it was conventionalizing we were conventionalizing you were conventionalizing they were conventionalizing
Past Perfect I had conventionalized you had conventionalized he/she/it had conventionalized we had conventionalized you had conventionalized they had conventionalized
Future I will conventionalize you will conventionalize he/she/it will conventionalize we will conventionalize you will conventionalize they will conventionalize
Future Perfect I will have conventionalized you will have conventionalized he/she/it will have conventionalized we will have conventionalized you will have conventionalized they will have conventionalized
Future Continuous I will be conventionalizing you will be conventionalizing he/she/it will be conventionalizing we will be conventionalizing you will be conventionalizing they will be conventionalizing
Present Perfect Continuous I have been conventionalizing you have been conventionalizing he/she/it has been conventionalizing we have been conventionalizing you have been conventionalizing they have been conventionalizing
Future Perfect Continuous I will have been conventionalizing you will have been conventionalizing he/she/it will have been conventionalizing we will have been conventionalizing you will have been conventionalizing they will have been conventionalizing
Past Perfect Continuous I had been conventionalizing you had been conventionalizing he/she/it had been conventionalizing we had been conventionalizing you had been conventionalizing they had been conventionalizing
Conditional I would conventionalize you would conventionalize he/she/it would conventionalize we would conventionalize you would conventionalize they would conventionalize
Past Conditional I would have conventionalized you would have conventionalized he/she/it would have conventionalized we would have conventionalized you would have conventionalized they would have conventionalized
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Thesaurus Antonyms Related Words Synonyms Legend:
Verb 1. conventionalize - make conventional or adapt to conventions; "conventionalized behavior"alter ,
change ,
modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue"
2. conventionalize - represent according to a conventional style; "a stylized female head"artistic creation ,
artistic production ,
art - the creation of beautiful or significant things; "art does not need to be innovative to be good"; "I was never any good at art"; "he said that architecture is the art of wasting space beautifully"
interpret ,
represent - create an image or likeness of; "The painter represented his wife as a young girl"
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conventionalize verb
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