stylize

verb — 2 senses

stylize

verb

US /ˈstaɪlaɪz/

Etymology From style + -ize. Probably from German stilisieren.

1

To represent (someone or something) in a particular style.

2

To represent (someone or something) abstractly in a conventional manner, commonly fancifully symbolic, to identify a particular item, by omitting most of the detail that is not unique to the item in question.

Derived terms
stylization, stylizer

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