Definitions

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • transitive verb To picture.
  • transitive verb To adorn with pictures.

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  • verb transitive To picture.
  • verb transitive To adorn with pictures.

Etymologies

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picture +‎ -ize

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Examples

  • “I was seeking an opportunity to picturize in a more ‘painter-like’ manner,” he would write a few years later, seeking to apply “to Motion Pictures the same rules which govern the highest art of painting.”

    Empire of Dreams Scott Eyman 2010

  • The second point in his formula of creative prayer is to “picturize.”

    The Power of Positive Thinking Norman Vincent Peale 1980

  • He gave her instruction in how to pray and how spiritually to “picturize.”

    The Power of Positive Thinking Norman Vincent Peale 1980

  • [1] [1] Walter Kelly, "The Virginia Judge," offers a fine example of the monologist who makes his words picturize.

    Writing for Vaudeville Brett Page

  • That is why the monologist illustrates his points and gags with gestures that picturize.

    Writing for Vaudeville Brett Page

  • These are rough figures but they picturize accurately enough the world's technology.

    Our Times Viewed From a World Perspective 1934

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