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Definition of Gothicize
1. v. t. To make Gothic; to bring back to barbarism.
Definition of Gothicize
1. Verb. (alternative spelling of Gothicise) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Gothicize
1. [v -CIZED, -CIZING, -CIZES]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Gothicize
Literary usage of Gothicize
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Century Illustrated Monthly Magazine (1892)
"Wren did as well as one could with the plan he \vas forced to Gothicize, especially
excellent being the way in which he arranged the supports of his dome so ..."
2. Author's & Printer's Dictionary: A Guide for Authors by Frederick Howard Collins (1912)
"a sturdy type without serif or hair-line. gothicize*, to render medieval, not -ise.
" Gotterdammerung" (Twilight of the Gods), by Wagner. ..."
3. The Gentleman's Magazine (1836)
"... and are not happy evidences of the genius of any other; we cannot help thinking
that the architect has attempted to Gothicize the Grecian tholus, ..."
4. English Cathedrals: Canterbury, Peterborough, Durham, Salisbury, Lichfield by Schuyler Van Rensselaer, Joseph Pennell (1892)
"It was outside influence that forced him to Gothicize the plan of St. Paul's,
and, in some of his parish churches, to "deviate from a better form" and give ..."
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