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.
2. Fine Arts
- To represent by selecting the important features and those which are expressible in the medium employed, and omitting the others.
- To represent according to an established principle, whether religious or traditional, or based upon certain artistic rules of supposed importance.
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Con*ven"tion*al*ize (?), v. i. Fine Arts
To make designs in art, according to conventional principles. Cf. Conventionalize, v. t., 2.
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