gothicize

ˈɡɒθɪˌsaɪz

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Definition of gothicize - Reverso English Dictionary

Verb

literature

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add Gothic elements to a story

tr.

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The author gothicized the novel with dark, mysterious settings.

architecture

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make a building look like Gothic style

tr.

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They gothicize the old church with pointed arches.

antiquate

fashion

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adopt a Gothic style in clothing

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She gothicized her wardrobe with black lace and leather.

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Origin of gothicize

Gothic, goth (pertaining to the Goths) + -ize (to make)

Examples of gothicize in a sentence

They gothicized the play by adding haunted castles.
They plan to gothicize the new library.
The architect will gothicize the mansion's facade.
He decided to gothicize his look with dark accessories.
The designer gothicized the collection for the fall season.

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French:gothiciser, gothiser, ...
German:gotische Elemente hinzufügen, gotisieren, ...
Italian:goticizzare, rendere gotico, ...
Spanish:gothicizar, dar estilo gótico, ...
Portuguese:adicionar elementos góticos, gothicizar, ...
Chinese:哥特化, 使成哥特式, ...
Japanese:ゴシック化する, ゴシック様式にする, ...
Arabic:أَضْفَى طابَعًا قوطِيًّا, جَعَلَ على الطراز القوطي, ...
Hebrew:לְהוֹסִיף אֶלֶמֶנְטִים גּוֹתִיִּים, לְעַצֵּב בְּגוֹתִי, ...
Russian:добавлять готические элементы, готифицировать, ...
Ukrainian:готизувати, приймати готичний стиль, ...
Hindi:गोथिक तत्व जोड़ना, गोथिक शैली में बनाना, ...
Bengali:গথিক করা, গথিক শৈলীতে রূপান্তরিত করা, ...
Catalan:gòticitzar, gòtitzar, ...
Czech:dodat gotické prvky, pogotizovat, ...
Danish:tilføje gotiske elementer, gotificere, ...
Dutch:vergootiseren, gotiseren, ...
Greek:προσθέτω γοτθικά στοιχεία, γοτθικοποιώ, ...
Hungarian:gótikusabbá tenni, gótizálni, ...
Khmer:បន្ថែមធាតុហ្គោធិក, ធ្វើឲ្យអគារមានរចនាបថហ្គោធិក, ...
Korean:고딕화하다, 고딕 양식으로 만들다, ...
Persian:گوتیک کرد, گوتیک پوشید, ...
Polish:gotycyzować, przekształcić w stylu gotyckim, ...
Portuguese (BR):adicionar elementos góticos, transformar em estilo gótico, ...
Romanian:a gotiza, a goticiza, ...
Swedish:gotisera, göra gotisk, ...
Thai:เพิ่มองค์ประกอบโกธิก, ทำให้เป็นโกธิค, ...
Turkish:gotikleştirmek, Gotikleştirmek, ...
Vietnamese:thêm yếu tố Gothic, biến đổi, ...

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